Hi, > automount[18849]: cache_ghost: entry in file:/etc/auto.direct not valid map > format, key /... > > It appears that someone was trying sanity tests (disallow /. and /..), > but didn't contemplate their being anything after /.. (like another ., > or any other character)... > > Clearly, the length of the key must also be taken into consideration !
no, this is in fact a safety measure: from the README.direct of autofs v4: ] NOTE: Due to current design limitations, direct maps will take over an ] entire directory hierarchy. What this means is, if your direct map key ] is /usr/share/bilbo, then /usr will become an automount mount point, ] mounting over the existing /usr. And adding a direct autofs mountpoint '/...' would obscure everything else below '/', which is quite fatal. (The check that emits the above warning simply checks that there is a slash later on in the path.) I suggest moving on to autofs v5 which can handle direct mounts without obscuring the rest of the filesystem. Regards, Jan
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