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Date:      Tue, 13 Sep 2016 22:42:51 -0700
From:      Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com>
To:        Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Cy Schubert <cy@FreeBSD.org>, src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r305787 - in head/usr.sbin/amd: amd amq fixmount  fsinfo hlfsd include libamu mk-amd-map pawd scripts wire-test
Message-ID:  <201609140542.u8E5gp5r094375@slippy.cwsent.com>
In-Reply-To: Message from Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> of "Wed, 14 Sep 2016 07:00:55 %2B0200." <20160914050055.hcrkodky7ds6ywou@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net>

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In message <20160914050055.hcrkodky7ds6ywou@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net>, 
Baptiste Da
roussin writes:
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> On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 01:47:01AM +0000, Cy Schubert wrote:
> > Author: cy
> > Date: Wed Sep 14 01:47:01 2016
> > New Revision: 305787
> > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/305787
> >=20
> > Log:
> >   Switch from .CURDIR to the simpler, more legible SRCTOP.
> >  =20
> >   Suggested by:	emaste
> >   X-MFC-with:	upcoming amd upgrade
> >=20
> 
> I thought the plans was more to deprecated and remove amd at some points gi=
> ven
> we now have autofs/automountd? Am I missing something?

The upgrade was suggested by pfg@. Additionally, amd does support different 
maps based upon the client hostname, which I recall from my Solaris and RH 
Linux days automountd doesn't do (when using a mapping service such as NIS 
or LDAP, though automountd can do the same using local files). Comparing 
amd to Solaris, amd has the function of the Solaris automounter and vold in 
a single daemon. Previous versions weren't compatible with Sun automount 
maps however this version is, though I'm not sure if I want to enable that 
first pass.

Back in the days when I was the Solaris Team Lead for the BC Government we 
used vendor automountd for /home and /net while using amd for certain NFS 
shares (e.g. /usr/common depending on where the server was), depending on 
architecture, e.g Sun Sparc Solaris, Tru64, DG/UX and HP-UX. Automountd 
couldn't do that and the only other option was mounts in fstab and vfstab.

It appears there is some development upstream, albeit it's slow, but their 
repo has had activity over the last year.


-- 
Cheers,
Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.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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