Error Messages Generated by automount -v

bad key key in direct map mapname

Description:

While scanning a direct map, autofs has found an entry key without a prefixed /.

Solution:

Keys in direct maps must be full path names.

bad key key in indirect map mapname

Description:

While scanning an indirect map, autofs has found an entry key that contains a /.

Solution:

Indirect map keys must be simple names, not path names.

can't mount server:pathname: reason

Description:

The mount daemon on the server refuses to provide a file handle for server:pathname.

Solution:

Check the export table on the server.

couldn't create mount point mountpoint: reason

Description:

Autofs was unable to create a mount point that was required for a mount. This problem most frequently occurs when you attempt to hierarchically mount all of a server's exported file systems.

Solution:

A required mount point can exist only in a file system that cannot be mounted, which means the file system cannot be exported. The mount point cannot be created because the exported parent file system is exported read-only.

leading space in map entry entry text in mapname

Description:

Autofs has discovered an entry in an automount map that contains leading spaces. This problem is usually an indication of an improperly continued map entry. For example:

fake /blat frobz:/usr/frotz

Solution:

In this example, the warning is generated when autofs encounters the second line because the first line should be terminated with a backslash (\).

mapname: Not found

Description:

The required map cannot be located. This message is produced only when the -v option is used.

Solution:

Check the spelling and path name of the map name.

remount server:pathname on mountpoint: server not responding

Description:

Autofs has failed to remount a file system that it previously unmounted.

Solution:

Contact Sun for assistance. This error message is extremely rare and has no straightforward solution.

WARNING: mountpoint already mounted on

Description:

Autofs is attempting to mount over an existing mount point. This message means that an internal error occurred in autofs (an anomaly).

Solution:

Contact Sun for assistance. This error message is extremely rare and has no straightforward solution.