An advantage of amd over fixed NFS mounting is that remote file systems are mounted only when needed. Recovery from network interruptions is automatic and trouble-free. In addition, changes in NFS locations can be incorporated in an CDROM_map that can be automatically broadcast to your location from LBL whenever it is updated. For further information, contact Mike Helm (m_helm@lbl.gov).
A disadvantage is that automounting is more complicated than fixed NFS mounting. Furthermore, the automounted file systems are invisible until they are requested; they are not revealed by typing
ls /CEDRCDFile systems mounted with amd cannot be exported via anonymous ftp.
At LBL, the file /etc/Custom/CDROM_map is maintained by running the current version of http://merrill.wwh.net/cdrom/install/Makefile_mount
on the latest version of http://merrill.wwh.net/cdrom/install/CDROM.list
which corresponds to the public file http://merrill.wwh.net/cdrom/install/nfsloc.online
Consult your system manager for assistance in installing and configuring amd. Once amd is properly installed with a current version of LBL's CDROM_map, any user of your work station can automatically mount any CD-ROM by typing (for example)
cd /CEDRCD/disk1
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