# autofs

How to configure the `autofs` daemon.

## Daemon Configuration

In Hiera `base::enable_autofs` controls the `autofs` daemon. Start it with:
```
base::enable_autofs: true
```
or to keep it shut down
```
base::enable_autofs: false
```
or to keep Puppet off
```
base::enable_autofs: null
```

Note that `base::enable_central_storage_mount: true` always enables `autofs` and `base::enable_autofs` will be ignored.


## Automatic NFS on /net

The automatic mount of exported shares of an NFS server below `/net/$SERVER` is controlled in Hiera with the `autofs::slash_net` flag.
On RHEL7 or RHEL8 this feature is by default enabled, on RHEL9 and later disabled.

To have it always enabled do
```
autofs::slash_net: true
```

## Configure own autofs Maps

For own maps place the `auto.master` part of the configuration in `/etc/auto.master.d/` in an unique file with the `.autofs` suffix. From there you link your map files, which can be placed everywhere, often directly in `/etc`. To manage this via Puppet/Hiera you might check out the [Distribute Files Guide](../files/distribute_files).