I'm trying to setup a very simple automount, and I believe I have the
configuration correct. I just have

* host:/export/home/&

in /etc/auto_home. The problem is that when trying to contact 'host',
automountd is using dns instead of the entry in the hosts file, and
so it's not working. I have 'hosts: files dns' in /etc/nsswitch.conf
and it works correctly otherwise (e.g. 'ping' goes to the right place).
I've verified that it contacts the wrong address, via 'snoop'.

Is there some configuration I'm missing, or is this a bug?

-frank

Frank Cusack wrote:
> I'm trying to setup a very simple automount, and I believe I have the
> configuration correct. I just have
>
> * host:/export/home/&
>
> in /etc/auto_home. The problem is that when trying to contact 'host',
> automountd is using dns instead of the entry in the hosts file, and
> so it's not working. I have 'hosts: files dns' in /etc/nsswitch.conf
> and it works correctly otherwise (e.g. 'ping' goes to the right place).
> I've verified that it contacts the wrong address, via 'snoop'.
>
> Is there some configuration I'm missing, or is this a bug?
>

No such bug is known.
automounter goes where

getent hosts host

goes.

The many ways of possible automount configuration
are sometimes confusing.

Also ensure that /etc/nsswitch.conf has
automount: files ...

Furhter ensure the auto_master (or auto.master) has
/home auto_home


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Michael Tosch @ hp : com

On Sat, 04 Mar 2006 17:35:06 +0100 Michael Tosch <eedmit@NO.eed.SPAM.ericsson.PLS.se> wrote:
> Frank Cusack wrote:
>> I'm trying to setup a very simple automount, and I believe I have the
>> configuration correct. I just have
>> * host:/export/home/&
>> in /etc/auto_home. The problem is that when trying to contact
>> host',
>> automountd is using dns instead of the entry in the hosts file, and
>> so it's not working. I have 'hosts: files dns' in /etc/nsswitch.conf
>> and it works correctly otherwise (e.g. 'ping' goes to the right place).
>> I've verified that it contacts the wrong address, via 'snoop'.
>> Is there some configuration I'm missing, or is this a bug?
>>
>
> No such bug is known.
> automounter goes where
>
> getent hosts host
>
> goes.

Definitely not happening on my system. getent goes to files (per
nsswitch.conf), automount goes to dns.

> The many ways of possible automount configuration
> are sometimes confusing.
>
> Also ensure that /etc/nsswitch.conf has
> automount: files ...
>
> Furhter ensure the auto_master (or auto.master) has
> /home auto_home

yup, got both of those.
-frank