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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: What is the purpose of AUTOFS_NEGATIVE_TIMEOUT?
Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 16:21:23 -0700
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To: Takashi Yoshizawa <mz711@hotmail.com>
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Takashi Yoshizawa wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> AUTOFS_NEGATIVE_TIMEOUT is defined in autofs_i.h.  I want to know this 
> purpose.
> In case of CD, "ls /mnt/cd/" without CD doesn't mount, and then insert CD,
> "ls /mnt/cd/" doesn't too.  Why?  I want it mount immediately.
> 

autofs is not the tool of choice for removable media.  A volume-insertion 
daemon is.

The reason for the negative timeout is to keep an unprivileged user from 
DoSing the system.

	-hpa