Date: 23 May 2005 11:40:20 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Ryan Winograd <rylwin@houston.rr.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: nfs: fstab or automount Message-ID: <44ll66x863.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <4291531B.6050906@houston.rr.com> References: <4291531B.6050906@houston.rr.com>
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Ryan Winograd <rylwin@houston.rr.com> writes: > If I set up a network in which the /home directory is shared to all > client computers, is it better to have the clients mount the nfs share > in fstab or to let automount handle the mounting? What are the pros > and cons of each? An automounter can let you mount each individual user's home directory only as needed (and dismount it when it's not being used.). If you're going to mount the whole tree, with the home directories for *all* of the users, then you might as well do it once at the start and be done with it.
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