Miscellaneous Error Messages

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.

host server not responding

Description: 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.

map mapname , key key : bad

Description: 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 My Oracle Support for assistance. This error message is extremely rare and has no straightforward solution.

mountpoint : Not a directory

Description: 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 My Oracle Support 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 My Oracle Support for assistance. This error message is extremely rare and has no straightforward solution.

nfscast: select: reason

Description: This error message indicates problem 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 My Oracle Support 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: For information about configurable path names, 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.