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Configure AutoFS to Automatically Mount Filesystems

30 minutes

4 Learning Objectives

`autofs` allows file systems to be automatically mounted when they are accessed. In this hands-on lab, you are tasked with configuring a series of mounts using `autofs`.

Learning Objectives

Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:

Install the `autofs` Package and Start and Enable the `autofs` Service

Use the yum command to install the autofs package:
```
yum install -y autofs
```
Start and enable the autofs service:
```
systemctl enable autofs --now
```

Create an Indirect Mount at `/mnt/marketing`

Create the /mnt/marketing directory:
```
mkdir /mnt/marketing
```
Use a text editor to add the following entry to /etc/auto.master for /mnt/marketing:
```
/mnt/marketing /etc/auto.marketing
```
Create a map file for /mnt/marketing called /etc/auto.marketing with the following contents:
```
assets -fstype=xfs :/dev/xvdg1
backup -fstype=btrfs,ro :/dev/xvdg2
```
Restart the autofs service to apply the changes:
```
systemctl restart autofs
```

Create a Direct Mount at `/mnt/admin/data`

Use a text editor to add the following entry to /etc/auto.master:
```
/- /etc/auto.admin
```
Create a map file for the entry called /etc/auto.admin with the following contents:
```
/mnt/admin/data -fstype=ext4 :/dev/xvdg3
```
Restart the autofs service to apply the changes:
```
systemctl restart autofs
```

Create a Direct Mount at `/mnt/user/data`

Use a text editor to add the following entry to /etc/auto.master:
```
/- /etc/auto.user --timeout=3600
```
Create a map file for the entry called /etc/auto.user with the following contents:
```
/mnt/user/data -fstype=ext2 :/dev/xvdg4
```
Restart the autofs service to apply the changes:
```
systemctl restart autofs
```

Additional Resources

You work as a system administrator in the IT department of your company. The marketing department has requested that you create two automounts for them. These should be indirect mounts that are mounted under /mnt/marketing. The first should be called assets, and it should have anxfs file system and use the /dev/xvdg1 device. The second should be called backup, and it should have a btrfs filesystem, be read-only, and use the /dev/xvdg2 device. The map file for this indirect map should be /etc/auto.marketing.

Next, you will need to create two direct mounts: one for administrators and the other for normal users. The administrator mount should be mounted at /mnt/admin/data with an ext4 file system using the /dev/xvdg3 device. The map file for this should be /etc/auto.admin. The user mount should be located at /mnt/user/data, have an ext2 file system, use the /dev/xvdg4 device, and have a timeout of one hour. The map file should be/etc/auto.user.

Note: All tasks should be performed as the root user.

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