Linux-kernel mailing list archive 2000-04,: Re: autofs 4.0.0 (pre1)

# Re: autofs 4.0.0 (pre1)

Pauline Middelink (middelink@polyware.nl)
Wed, 26 Jan 2000 11:08:27 +0100

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On Tue, 25 Jan 25 2000 around 23:49:16 -0800, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> > I still get:
> >
> > kernel: kmod: failed to exec -s -k autofs4, errno = 2
> >
> > though it keeps on working correctly as it seems. I did some greps but
> > couldn't find the cause in the kernel that easy.
>
> There's a kernel patch which creates an "autofs4" filesystem rather than
> replacing the existing autofs filesystem. The autofs 4.0.0 daemon tries
> mounting a filesystem of type "autofs4" before "autofs", in case autofs is
> still the v3 version. Unfortunately, if you don't have an autofs4 filesystem,
> it will print a complaint from trying to find an autofs4 module before going on
> to use the autofs filesystem.

in /etc/conf.modules:
alias autofs4 off
?

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Pauline Middelink

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