What is Autofs in Linux?
Autofs, short for Automount File System, is a Linux kernel module that allows for automatic mounting of remote filesystems when they are accessed, and unmounting them after a period of inactivity.
It is particularly useful in environments where users need access to a large number of network filesystems, but not all of them need to be mounted all the ti…
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