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My /etc/fstab looks something like this:

files:/var/files/emails /var/www/emails nfs rw 0 0
files:/var/files/images /var/www/images nfs rw 0 0

My /etc/auto.master looks like this:

/net   /etc/auto.net

I am kinda lost after this. What do I need to next to get these mount point? Also there are lots of sub-directories under each mount point, I had read somewhere that there are problems with sub-directories, is this still the case?

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If you have enabled auto.net which is a executable mount map then it will automatically create the maps for you.

You would need to restart autofs after making those changes if you haven't. Then simply cd into the directory /net/servername/path/to/files. When you access the directory the network resource will be mounted.

Check your /var/log/syslog for errors if you weren't able to access the directory.

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It will create the mounts by looking at /etc/fstab or do I have to specify the paths somewhere else? –  Jason Christa Aug 17 '09 at 19:15
Nevermind on the last question, I think I understand. I am just using a 10.10.X.X to connect to the file server, how do I figure out the server name? –  Jason Christa Aug 17 '09 at 19:21
The servername would be whatever name or identifier you use to access the system. I believe you can also use an IP address. If not, you could simply make up whatever name you want and put it in your /etc/hosts file. –  Zoredache Aug 17 '09 at 19:23
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