/data Directory is shared from the server1.

1. vi /etc/auto.master

/mnt /etc /auto.misc --timeout=50

vi /etc/auto.misc

data -rw,soft,intr server1.example.com:/data

service autofs restart

chkconfig autofs on

When you mount the other filesystem, you should unmount the mounted filesystem, Automount feature of linux helps to mount at access time and after certain seconds, when user unaccess the mounted directory, automatically unmount the filesystem.

/etc/auto.master is the master configuration file for autofs service. When you start the service, it reads the mount point as defined in /etc/auto.master.