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[Derek Moyes <sorcerer AT flamesnyper.com>]

OK, so I got this crazy idea to try out automount... I have it all setup, but
it's acting kinda weird.

Here are my files:
####
# auto.master file
/var/autofs/removable /etc/auto.removable --timeout 6
/mnt                  /etc/auto.mnt       --timeout 7200

####
# auto.mnt file
raid    -fstype=nfs,rsize=8192,wsize=8192  10.252.1.2:/mnt/raid

####
# auto.removable
cdrom   -fstype=auto,ro,nosuid,nodev   :/dev/cdroms/cdrom0
floppy  -fstype=auto,sync,users   :/dev/fd0
ipod    -fstype=vfat,users   \
  :/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part2
usbkey  -fstype=vfat,sync,uid=500,gid=300 \
  :/dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0/part1

# (those last 2 lines aren't actually separated, I did it just to make 
# this email easier to read)

#### end of files

Alright, so what's happening is this... when I mount one of the "removable
devices" in a console window it seems to work fine... I can 'cd' into the
directory, etc, etc.

But in gnome, if I have a window open... it closes after the "--timeout" 
period.
How can I get automount to recognize that I have the directory in use when I
just have a gnome window open?  The "raid" device on the remote computer works
fine, probably because the timeout is so long. I want the timeouts short so
that I can just remove the cd/floppy/usbkey/ipod after waiting a few seconds.
If I sit at a bash prompt in the named folder "/var/autofs/removable/usbkey"
then the gnome window will stay open.

I can't seem to find anything about this with google.

For what it's worth, I'm using:
kernel 2.4.24
autofs 4.0.0pre10 (latest)
gnome  2.6

If I can get this working, I'd be happy to write up a mini howto... any help
would be appreciated.

 -- Derek, sorcerer AT flamesnyper.com