autofs-5.0.7 - document allowed map sources in auto.master From: Ian Kent Direct map may have multiple map sources but indirect maps may have only one map source. --- CHANGELOG | 1 + man/auto.master.5.in | 7 +++++-- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG index 4576d47..61edddf 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG +++ b/CHANGELOG @@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ - syncronize handle_mounts() shutdown. - fix submount tree not all expiring. - make dump maps check for duplicate indirect mounts. +- document allowed map sources in auto.master. 25/07/2012 autofs-5.0.7 ======================= diff --git a/man/auto.master.5.in b/man/auto.master.5.in index c552e56..7907ffa 100644 --- a/man/auto.master.5.in +++ b/man/auto.master.5.in @@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ For direct maps the mount point is always specified as: .P /- .P -and the key used within the direct map is the full path to the mount point. +and the key used within the direct map is the full path to the mount point. The direct map +may have multiple entries in the master map. .P For indirect maps access is by using the path scheme: .P @@ -60,7 +61,9 @@ present in the master map by including a line of the form: and .BR automount (8) will process the map according to the specification described below for -map entries. +map entries. Indirect map entries must be unique in the master map so +second and subsequent entries for an indirect mount point are ignored by +.BR automount (8). .SH "FORMAT" Master map entries have three fields separated by an arbitrary number of spaces or tabs. Lines beginning with # are comments. The first field