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Configure AutoFS to Automatically Mount Filesystems
`autofs` allows file systems to be automatically mounted when they are accessed. In this hands-on lab, you are tasked with configuring a series of mounts using `autofs`.

Lab Info
Table of Contents
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Challenge
Install the `autofs` Package and Start and Enable the `autofs` Service
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Use the
yum
command to install theautofs
package:yum install -y autofs
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Start and enable the
autofs
service:systemctl enable autofs --now
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Challenge
Create an Indirect Mount at `/mnt/marketing`
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Create the
/mnt/marketing
directory:mkdir /mnt/marketing
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Use a text editor to add the following entry to
/etc/auto.master
for/mnt/marketing
:/mnt/marketing /etc/auto.marketing
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Create a map file for
/mnt/marketing
called/etc/auto.marketing
with the following contents:assets -fstype=xfs :/dev/xvdg1 backup -fstype=btrfs,ro :/dev/xvdg2
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Restart the
autofs
service to apply the changes:systemctl restart autofs
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Challenge
Create a Direct Mount at `/mnt/admin/data`
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Use a text editor to add the following entry to
/etc/auto.master
:/- /etc/auto.admin
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Create a map file for the entry called
/etc/auto.admin
with the following contents:/mnt/admin/data -fstype=ext4 :/dev/xvdg3
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Restart the
autofs
service to apply the changes:systemctl restart autofs
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Challenge
Create a Direct Mount at `/mnt/user/data`
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Use a text editor to add the following entry to
/etc/auto.master
:/- /etc/auto.user --timeout=3600
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Create a map file for the entry called
/etc/auto.user
with the following contents:/mnt/user/data -fstype=ext2 :/dev/xvdg4
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Restart the
autofs
service to apply the changes:systemctl restart autofs
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