[geeks] Solaris 11.4 /home puzzle

[Grant Taylor]

On 1/11/22 8:50 AM, Phil Stracchino wrote:
> Solaris 11.4 really wants to put home directories under /export/home.

Ya ....  This is a gripe of mine too.

> I don't want them there.B  I have other plans for /export.B  I want to put
> them under /home.B  But /home on Solaris 11.4 is somehow ...B  special.

Ditto.

> Does anyone here know something I don't about Solaris 11.4 that would
> explain this?B  Why is /home special or reserved?B  It almost seems as
> though it exists solely to prevent you from using it.

I don't think it's limited to Solaris 11.4 or 11.*.  I've seen this
behavior on Solaris 9 and 10 too.

I believe this behavior is rooted in an implicit assumption and
configuration in support thereof, that /somewhere/ the home directories
will exist in /export/home and be exported via NFS /and/ that these
exported home directories will automatically be auto-mounted on /home as
needed.

I've found more than a little bit of Solaris that assumes, and is
configured as if, that it will be used in a networked environment of
multiple systems, with the /home auto-mounter being just one of the
symptoms.

As others have said, adjust or disable the auto-mounter.  Or, embrace
the auto-mounter and use it.



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