Bengt Ohman wrote:
>
> Adam Haeder wrote:
> > [...]
> > well. The automounter is always writing the following lines into
> > /var/log/messages:
> >
> > Nov 17 09:13:12 rfslinux automount[4211]: attempting to mount entry
> > /nt/rfs_intranet
> > Nov 17 09:13:12 rfslinux automount[4218]: lookup(program): lookup for
> > rfs_intranet failed
> >
> > It doesn't matter what kind of filesystem this is. I even tried the
> > defaults that come with the sample auto.misc file, namely the kernel dir
> > on ftp.kernel.org and /dev/cdrom. Both generate the same "lookup failed"
> > error. That is what I'm trying to track down.
>
> Just a quick check... You haven't set the executable flag on
> the map files, have you? If so, "chmod -x" them. Now.
>
> From the log entry, it looks like autofs thinks it is a program
> map, but it isn't.
>
> HTH / Bengt
> --
> Bengt �hman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Department of Information Technology at Lund Institute of Technology
> -- Friend of LAPHROAIG --
Thank you very much. That was the problem! I had the -x flag set on the
files (don't ask me why). What a simple fix to a very annoying problem.
Thank you all for your help.
Is this listed somewhere in the docs that I missed? I would hate to have
this problem just be a lack of RTFM.
--
Adam Haeder
Technical Coordinator, AIM Institute
(402) 345-5025 x115
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