"H. Peter Anvin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Simon Liddington wrote:
> > 
> > Here are the logs. I've only included those for the local host.
> > 
> > Aug  4 13:35:23 faraday automount[14100]: >> can't create lock file /etc/mtab~~: 
>No such file or directory (use -n flag to override)
> 
> Looks like you have a problem with /bin/mount.
> 

Ok I have gone to mount from util-linux-2.9v which fixes problems with
the lock file and now it goes wrong in a different way. Now I end up
with a second process for the /net mount as well as the original /net
process.

Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[496]: attempting to mount entry /net/faraday
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5472]: lookup(file): looking up faraday
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5472]: lookup(file): faraday -> -fstype=autofs     
file:/etc/autofs.d/net.&
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5472]: expanded entry: -fstype=autofs     
file:/etc/autofs.d/net.faraday
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5472]: parse(sun): gathered options: fstype=autofs
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5472]: parse(sun): core of entry: 
file:/etc/autofs.d/net.faraday
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5472]: do_mount file:/etc/autofs.d/net.faraday 
/net/faraday type autofs options (null) using module autofs
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5472]: mount(autofs): calling mkdir /net/faraday
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5472]: mount(autofs): fullpath=/net/faraday 
what=file:/etc/autofs.d/net.faraday options=(null)
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5472]: mount(autofs): sub automount returned status 
0x100
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5472]: mount(autofs): failed to mount 
file:/etc/autofs.d/net.faraday on /net/faraday
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5473]: starting automounter version 3.1.3, path = 
/net/faraday, maptype = file, mapname = /etc/autofs.d/net.faraday
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5473]: Map argc = 1
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5473]: Map argv[0] = /etc/autofs.d/net.faraday
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5473]: >> mount: mount point /net/faraday does not 
exist
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5473]: /net/faraday: mount failed!
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[496]: attempting to mount entry /net/faraday
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5475]: lookup(file): looking up faraday
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5475]: lookup(file): faraday -> -fstype=autofs     
file:/etc/autofs.d/net.&
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5475]: expanded entry: -fstype=autofs     
file:/etc/autofs.d/net.faraday
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5475]: parse(sun): gathered options: fstype=autofs
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5475]: parse(sun): core of entry: 
file:/etc/autofs.d/net.faraday
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5475]: do_mount file:/etc/autofs.d/net.faraday 
/net/faraday type autofs options (null) using module autofs
Aug 10 12:41:11 faraday automount[5475]: mount(autofs): calling mkdir
/net/faraday

The extra process that was left was PID 5475

Is this something to do with a mount point expiring at the same time
as it is being remounted! As I said before I see no indication of the
local mount points being expired.

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