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 a 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.