Bug 435036

Summary: autofs fails if nsswitch.conf doesn't have automount entry
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Reporter: Jeff Moyer <jmoyer>
Component: autofsAssignee: Jeff Moyer <jmoyer>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Brock Organ <borgan>
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Version: 4.6CC: ikent, jmoyer
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Assume configuration lives in files if no nsswitch.conf line for automount none

Description Jeff Moyer 2008-02-26 22:50:08 UTC 
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #332291 +++

Description of problem:

If /etc/nsswitch.conf doesn't have an entry for automount
autofs fails to start.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
autofs-4.1.3-231

How reproducible:
Always.

Steps to Reproduce:
Remove the line starting with "automount:" from
/etc/nsswitch.conf and try and start autofs.
  
Actual results:
autofs fails to start.

Expected results:
autofs should use files as the source of maps if there is
no entry in the nsswitch configuration.

-- Additional comment from ikent on 2007-11-13 01:56 EST --
An RHTS test case for this bug has been added under autofs-tests/bugzillas,
subtest bz332291.
Comment 1 Jeff Moyer 2008-02-26 22:50:08 UTC 
Created attachment 296001 [details]
Assume configuration lives in files if no nsswitch.conf line for automount
Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2008-02-26 23:08:28 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release.  Product Management has requested
further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed
products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update
release.
Comment 4 Jeff Moyer 2008-02-27 18:03:44 UTC 
Clearly I am sufferring from lack of sleep -- or something!

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 429340 ***