I cloned bug 666340 for RHEL6 to this one for RHEL5.
This bug is verified, tested in the job (https://beaker.engineering.redhat.com/jobs/81485), which runs testcase(/CoreOS/autofs/bugzillas/bz666340), on distro RHEL5.7-Server-20110504.0.n.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-1079.html