[GRLUG] auto mount

[Ben Rousch]

On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Topher <topher at wcsg.org> wrote:
>>> Anyone know how that might work, and whether it's already out there?
>>
>> You mean like this?  http://packages.debian.org/lenny/autofs
>
> You'd think, but I'm not so sure.  I followed the directions here:
> http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/127
>
> When I plug in my device, it doesn't auto mount.  I tailed
> /var/log/syslog, and it makes no mention of even trying to use autofs when
> I plug in the device.  It sees the device just fine, but autofs doesn't
> kick in.
>
> According to this: http://www.greenfly.org/tips/autofs.html  I should see
> stuff like this:
>
> Jan 27 10:05:41 clover automount[31302]: attempting to mount entry
> /var/autofs/removable/cdrom
> Jan 27 10:05:41 clover automount[5729]: lookup(file): looking up cdrom
> Jan 27 10:05:41 clover automount[5729]: lookup(file): cdrom ->
> -fstype=iso9660,ro,sync,nodev,nosuid :/dev/cdrom
> Jan 27 10:05:41 clover automount[5729]: parse(sun): expanded entry:
> -fstype=iso9660,ro,sync,nodev,nosuid :/dev/cdrom
>
> I don't get any of that.  Any ideas?
>
> Topher

Doesn't HAL handle this sort of thig?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_(software)