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Expand Up @@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ Other Platforms
Setting up the Software
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Configure AutoFS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Configure AutoFS on Linux
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

For the basic setup, run ``cvmfs_config setup``.
For the basic setup, run ``sudo cvmfs_config setup`` (can be verified with ``sudo cvmfs_config chksetup``)
This ensures that the file ``/etc/auto.master.d/cvmfs.autofs`` exists containing ``/cvmfs /etc/auto.cvmfs`` and that the ``autofs`` service is running. Reload the ``autofs`` service in order to apply an updated configuration.

NB: For OpenSUSE uncomment the line ``#+dir:/etc/auto.master.d/`` in the file ``/etc/auto.master`` and restart the ``autofs`` service.
Expand All @@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ NB: For OpenSUSE uncomment the line ``#+dir:/etc/auto.master.d/`` in the file ``
systemctl restart autofs


Mac OS X
~~~~~~~~
Configure AutoFS on Mac OS X
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Due to the lack of ``autofs`` on macOS, mount the individual repositories manually like

Expand All @@ -171,13 +171,14 @@ Create default.local
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Create ``/etc/cvmfs/default.local`` and open the file for editing.
Select the desired repositories by setting ``CVMFS_REPOSITORIES=repo1,repo2,...``. For ATLAS, for instance, set
For the purposes of convenience when running CVMFS client utility commands (e.g. ``cvmfs_talk``, ``cvmfs_config``), you may wish to optionally list repositories you are interested in by setting ``CVMFS_REPOSITORIES=repo1,repo2,...``. This will then run those commands on all listed repositories.
For ATLAS, for instance, set

::

CVMFS_REPOSITORIES=atlas.cern.ch,atlas-condb.cern.ch,grid.cern.ch

For an individual workstation or laptop, set
For the simplest configuration for an individual workstation or laptop, it is sufficient to just set

::

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