From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon May 5 03:17:30 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id DAA16506 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 5 May 1997 03:17:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from beta.mep.ruhr-uni-bochum.de (beta.mep.ruhr-uni-bochum.de [134.147.6.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id DAA16483 for ; Mon, 5 May 1997 03:17:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from roberte@localhost) by beta.mep.ruhr-uni-bochum.de (8.8.5/8.8.5) id MAA02962; Mon, 5 May 1997 12:16:03 +0200 (MET DST) From: Robert Eckardt Message-Id: <199705051016.MAA02962@beta.mep.ruhr-uni-bochum.de> Subject: Re: AMD option to take master map from NIS? In-Reply-To: <199705042328.TAA00921@spooky.rwwa.com> from Robert Withrow at "4. May. 97 19:24:48" To: witr@rwwa.com (Robert Withrow) Date: Mon, 5 May 1997 12:16:02 +0200 (MET DST) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL25 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > Looking at the AMD code I see there used to be an option that would > take the master map from NIS directly, instead of the current way > which requires you ``ypcat'' it as an argument to the program. > > This ``ypcat'' method is a real drag if you have a large quantity > of direct mounts. (And I know direct mounts suck, but I didn't > create the maps, ok?). Start of AMD takes honking-big amounts > of memory and process slots with this method. Never did it with ypcat. amd (2.1.7R from packages) works right out of the box with NIS/YP. I use: amd -r /home amd.home /mounted_homes amd.mounted_homes with the NIS maps `amd.home' and `amd.mounted_homes' > With direct access to the master map things will only get mounted > when they are accessed, and this will greatly conserve system resources. I did the 2 step mount to NFS-mount the FS of the home-dirs once per machine and not once per user. > Also, it is a hell of a lot easier to administer. Yup. > So, is there any way to get this code back? Are we useing the most current > AMD? What is the status of AMD anyway? > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Withrow, Tel: +1 617 592 8935, Net: witr@rwwa.COM Ciao, Robert -- Dr. Robert Eckardt ( Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Inst.f.Theor.Physik, NB6/169 ) Universitaetsstrasse 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany ----X---8---- Telefon: +49 234 700-3709, Telefax: +49 234 7094-574 8 E-Mail: RobertE@MEP.Ruhr-Uni-Bochum.de --------8---- URL: http://WWW.MEP.Ruhr-Uni-Bochum.de/~roberte >>> A magician never reveals his secret: the unbelievable trick becomes <<< >>> simple and obvious once it is explained. <<<