Hi I'll put the question first: Is there I way I can tell the automounter to respect the permissions of the folder it is mounting? Otherwise, here are the details: I'm exporting a folder like this: /etc/exports /home2/MARINA/staff *(rw,sec=none:sys:krb5:krb5i:krb5p,insecure) The staff folder has these permissions and has the home directories of staff members: drwxrwx--- 4 root staff On the client, here is /etc/auto.master /home2/MARINA/staff /etc/auto.misc and here is /etc/auto.misc * -rw,sec=krb5,vers=3 hh1:/home2/MARINA/staff rcautofs followed by mount shows: /etc/auto.misc on /home2/MARINA/staff type autofs (rw,relatime,fd=6,pgrp=4075,timeout=600,minproto=5,maxproto=5,indirect) Problem: On the client, the staff folder has become: drwxr-xr-x 3 root root The permissions remain even if the staff folder is accessed. Everyone has access. ANY folder I mount using autofs becomes drwxr-xr-x root root. Workarounds I've found: 1. Don't mount it directly: i.e. mount it implicitly as part of a parent folder. The problem there is that it defeats the object of having the autofs because the whole of the staff folder is mounted even if only one member of staff is logged in. 2. The big hammer: Run a script to chmod 0770 and chown root:staff on startup. Thanks, L x -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org