Re: Autofs question (try 2)

[raven@themaw.net]

The place for this is on the autofs list.

http://linux.kernel.org/mailman/listinfo/autofs

Short answer to your question is I don't think so. At least at the moment. 
I would have to check it out.

What version of autofs are you using?

On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Robin Rosenberg wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> The first message was cut short, sorry
> 
> I grabbed the auto.smb script for mounting samba/windows shares. One of the flaws is that I'd
> like to get around is that it must be configured as root and most importantly that I don't see who 
> is requesting the mount. I was thinking along the line of mounting shares in /cifs/$USER/servers/share
> or simply mounting the share for the first user using the mount point (essentially single user machines
> anyway).
> 
> the auto.smb script is running as root and I printed some info in root.c at the revalidate
> 
> Jan 12 18:49:06 h6n2fls33o811 kernel: autofs4_root_revalidate, uid=505 name=10.1.1.4
> Jan 12 18:49:06 h6n2fls33o811 automount[22233]: attempting to mount entry /cifs/10.1.1.4
> Jan 12 18:49:06 h6n2fls33o811 kernel: autofs4_root_revalidate, uid=0 name=10.1.1.4
> Jan 12 18:49:06 h6n2fls33o811 logger: uid=0(root) gid=0(root) grupper=0(root)
> Jan 12 18:49:07 h6n2fls33o811 kernel: autofs4_root_revalidate, uid=0 name=10.1.1.4
> Jan 12 18:49:08 h6n2fls33o811 last message repeated 10 times
> and lots more from mounting with uid=0
> 
> Is there any simple way of passing the first uid to the automounter?
> 
> -- robin
> 
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