Breitman, Jason wrote:
> Operating System: RHEL 5.3 (32 bit)
> 
> kernel package: kernel-2.6.18-128.el5
> 
> autofs package: autofs-5.0.1-0.rc2.131.el5_4.1
> 
> nfs-utils package: nfs-utils-1.0.9-40.el5
> 
> Map Type: Direct Map stored in NIS
> 
> Issue:
> Users and applications will not be able to get into one of the
> directories in the direct map.
> The system reports no such file or directory.
> I can get to the mount point, but not any further.
> 
> * I can not reproduce the issue on demand.
> ** The issue does happen on multiple hosts with the same build.
> 
> Resolution:
> /etc/init.d/autofs restart
> 
> Question:
> I noticed much later versions of autofs on Fedora.  (autofs-5.0.4-XXX)
> I also read the changelog and there are many fixes that might be
> considered a solution to my problem.

I doubt it.
The RHEL version you have is actually quite close to the Fedora version.

> Bottom line is what is the most stable package of autofs that I should
> be using on my RHEL 5.3 Systems.

The version you have is the latest RHEL version.
I'm not aware of the problem you describe so log a bug and include your
maps, a debug log showing the problem and any other information like how
often it happens.

> I understand that RHEL support may be affected, but would be willing to
> deal with those issues.

So now there is more than one issue, what are the other issues?

> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Jason Breitman
> [email protected]
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