AHA!! now I think we are getting somewhere! ;) Mount point: /home source(s): instance type(s): program map: /etc/auto.home no keys found in map <----- bing bing bing!! I believe this means it doesnt like whats in my /etc/auto.home? soooo whats wrong with: [root at server2 etc]# cat /etc/auto.home * -rw,soft,intr 192.168.0.110:/home/& [root at server2 etc]# ive tried it with tabs and with spaces with the host name, with the ip address.. in the logs, I see Sep 11 09:41:00 server2 automount[3609]: expire_proc: exp_proc = 140717501646592 path /home Sep 11 09:41:00 server2 automount[3609]: st_expire: state 1 path /- Sep 11 09:41:00 server2 automount[3609]: expire_proc: exp_proc = 140717424346880 path /- Sep 11 09:41:00 server2 automount[3609]: expire_cleanup: got thid 140717501646592 path /home stat 0 Sep 11 09:41:00 server2 automount[3609]: expire_cleanup: sigchld: exp 140717501646592 finished, switching from 2 to 1 Sep 11 09:41:00 server2 automount[3609]: st_ready: st_ready(): state = 2 path /home Sep 11 09:41:00 server2 automount[3609]: expire_cleanup: got thid 140717424346880 path /- stat 0 Sep 11 09:41:00 server2 automount[3609]: expire_cleanup: sigchld: exp 140717424346880 finished, switching from 2 to 1 Sep 11 09:41:00 server2 automount[3609]: st_ready: st_ready(): state = 2 path /- Sep 11 09:41:01 server2 automount[3609]: handle_packet: type = 3 Sep 11 09:41:01 server2 automount[3609]: handle_packet_missing_indirect: token 76, name jason, request pid 3752 Sep 11 09:41:01 server2 automount[3609]: attempting to mount entry /home/jason Sep 11 09:41:01 server2 automount[3609]: lookup_mount: lookup(program): looking up jason Sep 11 09:41:01 server2 automount[3609]: lookup(program): lookup for jason failed regards, Jason On 09/11/2015 09:20 AM, John Hodrien wrote: > automount -m