Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 10:19:55 -0700 From: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> To: trasz@FreeBSD.org Cc: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Quarterly Status Report - Second Quarter 2014 Message-ID: <201407251720.s6PHK8YX095747@slippy.cwsent.com> In-Reply-To: Message from Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> of "Thu, 24 Jul 2014 14:33:53 -0400." <20140724183353.GL1065@hub.FreeBSD.org>
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In message <20140724183353.GL1065@hub.FreeBSD.org>, Glen Barber writes: > New Automounter > > Contact: Edward Tomasz Napieral/a <trasz@FreeBSD.org> > > Deficiencies in the current automounter, amd(8), are a recurring > problem reported by many FreeBSD users. A new automounter is being > developed to address these concerns. > > The automounter is a cleanroom implementation of functionality > available in most other Unix systems, using proper kernel support > implemented via an autofs filesystem. The automounter supports a > standard map format, and will integrate with the Lightweight Directory > Access Protocol (LDAP) service. Will it also integrate with NIS (as SunOS and Solaris do)? FreeBSD's amd currently integrates with NIS as well. -- Cheers, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> FreeBSD UNIX: <cy@FreeBSD.org> Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few.
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