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Date:      Fri, 25 Jul 2014 23:12:49 +0200
From:      Edward Tomasz =?utf-8?Q?Napiera=C5=82a?= <trasz@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com>
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:  <20140725211249.GA3933@brick.home>
In-Reply-To: <201407251720.s6PHK8YX095747@slippy.cwsent.com>
References:  <gjb@FreeBSD.org> <20140724183353.GL1065@hub.FreeBSD.org> <201407251720.s6PHK8YX095747@slippy.cwsent.com>

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On 0725T1019, Cy Schubert wrote:
> 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.

It's just a matter of testing, apart from a trivial shell script.
Would you be able to help me with this?




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