Bug 212148

Summary: autofs-4.1.4-32 fails to mkdir its mount points, but does delete them
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Bert DeKnuydt <deknuydt>
Component: autofsAssignee: Ian Kent <ikent>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Brock Organ <borgan>
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Description Bert DeKnuydt 2006-10-25 11:48:03 UTC 
Description of problem:

autofs-4.1.4-32 is unable to mkdir the needed mount points, and then fails
totally. If you make the directories yourself, all works, but autofs is so
friendly to delete them after use, so next boot, your up the creek again...

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

autofs-4.1.4-32 (previous version 4.1.4-29 is okay)

How reproducible:

Always.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Upgrade autofs to 4.1.4-32
2. Restart autofs: service autofs restart
3. Look in the logs: 

Oct 25 12:12:39 /users/prom2005: mount failed!
Oct 25 12:12:39 gordium automount[10299]: failed to create iautofs directory /us
ers/prom2006
etc. etc.

Actual results:

In the logs:

Oct 25 12:12:39 /users/prom2005: mount failed!
Oct 25 12:12:39 gordium automount[10299]: failed to create iautofs directory /us
ers/prom2006

And the automount process did not start ...

Expected results:

Behavior like in autofs-4.1.4-29 ...

Additional info:

A 'dirty' workaround might be:

1) First make all directories, something along this:

service autofs stop
service autofs status | cut -f 3 -d ' ' | grep '/'  | xargs  mkdir

2) If you have a ext2 or ext3 to mount into, chattr them immutable

service autofs status | cut -f 3 -d ' ' | grep '/'  | xargs chattr +i

3) Start it up

service autofs start
Comment 1 Ian Kent 2006-10-25 12:25:05 UTC 
Yep. Know about this. My mistake. Sorry.

Waiting on autofs-4.1.4-33 to be pushed.
Comment 2 Bert DeKnuydt 2006-10-27 09:32:21 UTC 
autofs-4.1.4-33 indeed solved the problem.  Case closed.