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From: mrl@uai.com (Mark R. Ludwig)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Automount directories (NFS)
Summary: Loss of hierarchy on server
Message-ID: <1991Jun6.203249.27399@uai.com>
Date: 6 Jun 91 20:32:49 GMT
Sender: mrl@uai.com (Mark R. Ludwig)
Reply-To: mrl@uai.com (Mark R. Ludwig)
Organization: Universal Analytics, Inc., Playa del Rey (LA), CA
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We have a problem with the NFS automounter.  We have several NFS
servers which have multiple exported filesystems, and which have
relative soft links crossing each other.  

    Filesystems:
	/host/fs1
	/host/fs2
    Link:
	/host/fs1/link1 -> ../fs2/file2

This works on Sun's implementation of the automounter because it
mounts the directories using the same hierarchy as the fictitious
mount points:

    Fictious mount points:
	/host/fs1
	/host/fs2
    Real mount points:
	/tmp_mnt/host/fs1
	/tmp_mnt/host/fs2

As a result, the relative soft link which crosses the file systems
still works as expected.  However, on R/6000, the real mount points
are all at the same level:

    Real mount points:
	/tmp_mnt/auto60R7rzhU
	/tmp_mnt/auto61R7r2Um

and as a result, the relative soft links fail.  Has anyone else
noticed this?  Perhaps there is way to change the real directories
which I have been unable to find in the documentation.$$
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