svn commit: r305787 - in head/usr.sbin/amd: amd amq fixmount fsinfo hlfsd include libamu mk-amd-map pawd scripts wire-test

[Cy Schubert]

In message <20160914050055.hcrkodky7ds6ywou at ivaldir.etoilebsd.net>, 
Baptiste Da
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> On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 01:47:01AM +0000, Cy Schubert wrote:
> > Author: cy
> > Date: Wed Sep 14 01:47:01 2016
> > New Revision: 305787
> > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/305787
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> > Log:
> >   Switch from .CURDIR to the simpler, more legible SRCTOP.
> >  =20
> >   Suggested by:	emaste
> >   X-MFC-with:	upcoming amd upgrade
> >=20
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> I thought the plans was more to deprecated and remove amd at some points gi=
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> we now have autofs/automountd? Am I missing something?

The upgrade was suggested by pfg at . Additionally, amd does support different 
maps based upon the client hostname, which I recall from my Solaris and RH 
Linux days automountd doesn't do (when using a mapping service such as NIS 
or LDAP, though automountd can do the same using local files). Comparing 
amd to Solaris, amd has the function of the Solaris automounter and vold in 
a single daemon. Previous versions weren't compatible with Sun automount 
maps however this version is, though I'm not sure if I want to enable that 
first pass.

Back in the days when I was the Solaris Team Lead for the BC Government we 
used vendor automountd for /home and /net while using amd for certain NFS 
shares (e.g. /usr/common depending on where the server was), depending on 
architecture, e.g Sun Sparc Solaris, Tru64, DG/UX and HP-UX. Automountd 
couldn't do that and the only other option was mounts in fstab and vfstab.

It appears there is some development upstream, albeit it's slow, but their 
repo has had activity over the last year.


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Cheers,
Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert at cschubert.com>
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