I'd like this feature, probably using a USE flag as it may break others' usage model Basically this patch I found allows autofs to mount subdirectories in subdirectories. I use it to allow autofs to mount exported partitions under root of the machine specified. --- autofs-4.1.3/modules/mount_nfs.c.orig 2006-11-07 01:26:44.000000000 -0700 +++ autofs-4.1.3/modules/mount_nfs.c 2006-11-07 01:40:57.000000000 -0700 @@ -437,7 +434,7 @@ debug(MODPREFIX "calling mkdir_path %s", fullpath); status = mkdir_path(fullpath, 0555); - if (status && errno != EEXIST) { + if (status && errno != EEXIST && errno != EACCES ) { error(MODPREFIX "mkdir_path %s failed: %m", fullpath); return 1; } I've tested under: ia64 x86 but I figure this should work under any architecture. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. set up nfs server with subdirectory submounts (exports looks like:) / 10.0.0.2/255.0.0.0(rw,sync,root_squash) /home 10.0.0.2/255.0.0.0(rw,sync,no_root_squash) 2. Setup autofs to automount this machine 3. cd into that machine/home on another machine Actual Results: Notice that /home won't mount in the default version as it can't, since the directory is unwriteable due to root_squash. Expected Results: With the above patch, /home will be mounted along with the root partition. I figure this may break some people's systems so I suppose a use flag is necessary. However I think this is safe, I've been using this on my systems.
Hi, thanks but feature requests need to go upstream, esp. if they create incompatible behaviour. (Pretty much doubt it will be accepted unless you make it a configure option.) Also, autofs lacks any any active Gentoo maintainer ATM (see http://tinyurl.com/2jd3pf for the pending bugs.)
