Re: automount/volume management
H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
15 Sep 1998 07:03:11 GMT
Followup to: <199809150502.WAA20409@bitmover.com>
By author: lm@bitmover.com (Larry McVoy)
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> : Just wondering about something:
> : Does Linux have a kernel or user space function similar to Solaris's
> : volume management (not just autofs)? I am looking for something that
> : will automount a cd or scsi disk on insertion (not on access), and
> : when you type "eject <device>" it will attempt to unmount and eject
> : the media.
>
> Solaris's volume management is really, really annoying to many people.
> It made it almost impossible to just stick a floppy in and tar to/from
> it because the automounter had it locked.
>
Either way, Linux has a similar package called "supermount". I think
it hasn't been updated for 2.1 yet, though.
-hpa
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