hi john...
> Sep 12 08:26:28 lathe automount[990]: >> can't link lock file /etc/mtab~: No such
>file or directory (use -n flag to override)
> Sep 12 08:26:28 lathe automount[990]: /pub/cgi-bin: mount failed!
your root drive was not properly mounted ( rw )... ( /etc/mtab~ problem )
> Sep 12 08:26:28 lathe automount[977]: using kernel protocol version 3
> Sep 12 08:26:28 lathe automount[967]: >> can't link lock file /etc/mtab~: No such
>file or directory (use -n flag to override)
> Sep 12 08:26:28 lathe automount[967]: /usr/local: mount failed!
> Sep 12 08:26:28 lathe automount[1008]: starting automounter version 3.1.3, path =
>/export/lathe, maptype = file, mapname = /etc/auto.lathe
> Sep 12 08:26:28 lathe automount[1008]: using kernel protocol version 3
> Sep 12 08:26:28 lathe automount[1019]: starting automounter version 3.1.3, path =
>/home, maptype = file, mapname = /etc/auto.home
> Sep 12 08:26:29 lathe rc: Starting autofs succeeded
> ====
>
> If we go back and boot our 2.2.5-22 SMP kernel everything is fine
sounds a kernel compile option difference between default redhat smp and your
own 2.2.12 smp kernel ??
have fun
alvin
> (BTW -- our auto.master does include the "-n").
>
> ========================== auto.master
> # For details of the format look at autofs(8).
> /misc /etc/auto.misc --timeout 28800
> /usr/local /etc/auto.local -n,rsize=8192,wsize=8192
> # time /pub/comwww mounts out after 5 minutes
> /pub/comwww /etc/auto.comwww -n,rsize=8192,wsize=8192 --timeout 600
> /pub/cgi-bin /etc/auto.cgi -n,rsize=8192,wsize=8192
> .... more deleted.
> ==========
>
> We had been running knfsd-1.3.3 and upgraded to knfsd-1.4.7 -- did a reboot with
>2.2.12
> and seemed fine??? We did NOT apply any kernel patches associated with knfsd.
>
>
> Any guidance on this would be welcome. The mount failures seem almost random
> during boot and they are bad -- this is a big file server and folks notice.
>
> Best regards!
>
> John
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