system: redhat 6.2, kernel 2.2.16 Linux automount version 3.1.5 autofs-3.1.5 problem: seems like everything should be working fine - however the automounts are not performed. any ideas will be appreciated. ~ [root@popolare /etc]# mount /dev/hda1 on / type ext2 (rw) none on /proc type proc (rw) none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620) automount(pid370) on /mnt/floppy type autofs (rw,fd=5,pgrp=370,minproto=2,maxproto=3) automount(pid372) on /home type autofs (rw,fd=5,pgrp=372,minproto=2,maxproto=3) ~ [root@popolare /home]# ps awx | grep automount 370 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/automount /mnt/floppy file /etc/auto.floppy -timeout 60 372 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/automount /home file /etc/auto.home -timeout 60 ~ [root@popolare /home]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/autofs status Configured Mount Points: ------------------------ /usr/sbin/automount /mnt/floppy file /etc/auto.floppy -timeout 60 /usr/sbin/automount /home file /etc/auto.home -timeout 60 Active Mount Points: -------------------- [root@popolare /home]# ~ [root@popolare /]# ls -ld home drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jun 21 10:33 home [root@popolare /]# cd home [root@popolare /home]# ls -l total 0 [root@popolare /home]# ~
