How to setup AUTOFS / AUTOMOUNT in NFS

Using Automount services(Autofs)

# vim auto.master
  /home   /etc/auto.home

# vim auto.home
   nfs  -rw  192.168.0.130:/home/nfs

Started autofs. Logged in as an NFS user and the exported home directory get automatically mounted.

# vim /etc/auto.master
/home /etc/auto.home  ------ means to mount directory specified in auto.home into "/home" all NFS shares specified in auto.home should mount under "/home"

# vim auto.home
nfs -rw 192.168.0.130:/home/nfs 
------ "192.168.0.130:/home/nfs" will be mounted into
 "nfs"(nfs -- first field)

SERVER SetUP

# mkdir /automount
# cd /automount/
# mkdir documents
# touch documents/commands.txt

# vim /etc/exports
/automount      10.0.0.154/255.0.0.0(rw,sync)
 
# service nfs restart
# service nfslock restart

CLIENT SetUp
 
# vim /etc/auto.master
   /test    /etc/auto.test

# vim/etc/auto.test
  autofs  rw,sync  10.0.0.180:/automount

# service autofs restart