/etc/rc.d/init.d/autofs says echo -n $"Starting $prog" and echo -n $"Stopping $prog" but $prog is not defined so you just get Starting : and Stopping : during startup and shutdown.
Should be fixed in Raw Hide (autofs-3.1.7-10 and later).
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