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Description of problem:
If you attempt to start autofs with the supplied init script when there are
no autmount points define (e.g.: /etc/auto.master is
absent), then an autofs lock file is created in /var/lock/subsys which
prevents autofs from starting until this file is manually removed or
upon the next reboot.

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


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Install autofs package
2.Rename /etc/auto.master to /etc/auto.master.save
3.Start autofs with 'service autofs start'
4.Check for service (ps auxww | grep automount) -- it won't be running
5.Rename /etc/auto.master.save back to /etc/auto.master
6.Attempt to start the service again with 'service autofs start'
7.Check for service (ps auxww | grep automount) -- it won't be
  running, even with valid automount points specified in auto.master
	

Actual Results:  The automounter didn't start after the first attempt
failed (not
a true failure -- no mount points specified).

Expected Results:  The init script should detect when there are no mount
points to run
the automounter with and not create a lock file since the automounter
should be running in this case.

Additional info: