How To Install autofs on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install autofs on CentOS 7.
What is autofs
autofs is a daemon which automatically mounts filesystems when you use them, and unmounts them later when you are not using them. This can include network filesystems, CD-ROMs, floppies, and so forth.
We can use yum or dnf to install autofs on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install autofs.
Install autofs on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install autofs using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install autofs
Install autofs on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install autofs using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install autofs
How To Uninstall autofs on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the autofs package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove autofs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install autofs on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
