How to use autofs --ghost option properly?

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Issue

  • I am trying to get the -browse, -g or --ghost option to work on Red Hat Enterpise Linux 5 and 6 without any success. I have tried all three options in the auto.master and the BROWSE_MODE="yes" in /etc/sysconfig/autofs.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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