dir mountpoint must start with '/'
Solution:The automounter mount point must be given as a full path name. Check the spelling and path name of the mount point.
hierarchical mountpoint: pathname1 and pathname2
Solution:Autofs does not allow its mount points to have a hierarchical relationship. An autofs mount point must not be contained within another automounted file system.
Autofs attempted to contact server, but received no response.
Solution:Check the NFS server status.
hostname: exports: rpc-err
Description:An error occurred while getting the export list from hostname. This message indicates a server or network problem.
Solution:Check the NFS server status.
The map entry is malformed, and autofs cannot interpret the entry.
Solution:Recheck the entry. Perhaps the entry has characters that need to be escaped.
mapname: nis-err
Description:An error occurred when looking up an entry in a NIS map. This message can indicate NIS problems.
Solution:Check the NIS server status.
mount of server:pathname on mountpoint:reason
Description:Autofs failed to do a mount. This occurrence can indicate a server or network problem. The reason string defines the problem.
Solution:Contact Sun for assistance. This error message is extremely rare and has no straightforward solution.
Autofs cannot mount itself on mountpoint because it is not a directory.
Solution:Check the spelling and path name of the mount point.
nfscast: cannot send packet: reason
Description:Autofs cannot send a query packet to a server in a list of replicated file system locations. The reason string defines the problem.
Solution:Contact Sun for assistance. This error message is extremely rare and has no straightforward solution.
nfscast: cannot receive reply: reason
Description:Autofs cannot receive replies from any of the servers in a list of replicated file system locations. The reason string defines the problem.
Solution:Contact Sun for assistance. This error message is extremely rare and has no straightforward solution.
All these error messages indicate problems in attempting to check servers for a replicated file system. This message can indicate a network problem. The reason string defines the problem.
Solution:Contact Sun for assistance. This error message is extremely rare and has no straightforward solution.
pathconf: no info for server:pathname
Description:Autofs failed to get pathconf information for the path name.
Solution:See the fpathconf(2) man page.
pathconf: server: server not responding
Description:Autofs is unable to contact the mount daemon on server that provides the information to pathconf().
Solution:Avoid using the POSIX mount option with this server.