Error Messages Generated by automount -v
-
bad key
keyin direct map
mapname -
Description: While scanning a direct map,
autofs
has found an entry key without a prefixed slash (/
).Solution: Keys in direct maps must be full path names.
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bad key
keyin indirect map
mapname -
Description:While scanning an indirect map,
autofs
has found an entry key that contains a slash (/
).Solution: Indirect map keys must be simple names, not path names.
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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.
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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.
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leading space in map entry
entrytext 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.
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remount
server:
pathnameon
mountpoint: server not responding
-
Description: Autofs has failed to remount a file system that it previously unmounted.
Solution: Contact My Oracle Support for assistance. This error message is extremely rare and has no straightforward solution.
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WARNING:
mountpointalready 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 My Oracle Support for assistance. This error message is extremely rare and has no straightforward solution.