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  From: Benjamin Close <linux@senet.com.au>
  To  : Gaelyne Gasson <gaelyne@videocam.net.au>
  Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 18:23:38 +0930 (CST)

Re: AUTOMOUNT, AUTOFS and AMD

On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, Gaelyne Gasson wrote:

> Anyway, can someone please explain in simple terms the differences
> between AUTOMOUNT, AUTOFS & AMD.   
> For example, are these programs related ?  
> How, when, where, and why are each of them used ?

AutoFS is in the kernel. 

When a device is accessed autofs tells automount about it.
If there is an entry for that device in the automount config files then
automount mounts it.

Hence Automount & autofs are related. 

I have never used AMD.
I assume it does the same thing just all in one program.

Cheers,

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* Benjamin Close
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