It looks like /etc/nsswitch.conf misses a line for automount and autofs5
does not fall back to using files:

http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg06181.html

Adding a line

automount: nis files

solves the issue for me on current Ubuntu lucid (autofs
5.0.4-3.1ubuntu4).

** Changed in: autofs5 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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syntax error in nsswitch config near [ syntax error ]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/488696
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