[ILUG] How to mount a directory?

[Conor Wynne]

Timothy Murphy wrote:
> Dear gurus,
>
> How can I
> 	mount alfred:/common /common
> automatically when I login on my laptop,
> if and only if alfred can be "seen"?
>
> If I just add it to /etc/fstab there is an inordinate delay
> if alfred is not available.
>
>   
AutoFS should work for that. User CD's to their $HOME by simply logging
in, autofs mounts it for the user.
I'm sure you could also use udev, but it seems a little ott when autofs
works so simply.