Re: Map a single file??

[Ian Kent <raven@themaw.net>]

Stef Bon wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I would like to know is it possible for the automounter to map a single 
> file?
> In KDE, the filemanagers Dolphin and Konqueror look for the file 
> .directory in every
> directory. In some cases I want to present a special .directory file. 
> The automounter is presenting a
> tree which consist of networks, workgroups, servers and shares. For the 
> network for example, the windows network folder icon would be something 
> like an windows icon. This can be set in the .directory file. Futher I 
> want these directories presented as icons, not in list.
> 
> So, can the automounter map single files, besides directories mapped to 
> networkmountpoints?

That's not functionality that belongs in the autofs.

This amounts to being able to "mount a single file" and AFAIK Linux
doesn't have this functionality at all and OSs that do have this only
for files that have specific support for particular files, such as
/etc/mnttab in Solaris.

Ian