Bug#280706: autofs: Fails to mount specified mountpoints. No logging output.

To: Francesco Paolo Lovergine <frankie@debian.org>
Cc: "Karsten M. Self" <kmself@ix.netcom.com>, 280706@bugs.debian.org, control@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#280706: autofs: Fails to mount specified mountpoints. No logging output.
From: "Steinar H. Gunderson" <sgunderson@bigfoot.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 23:01:59 +0100
Message-id: <[🔎] 20041208220159.GB3771@uio.no>
Reply-to: "Steinar H. Gunderson" <sgunderson@bigfoot.com>, 280706@bugs.debian.org
In-reply-to: <20041208204602.GA3753@gandalf.libero.it>
References: <E1CS9pl-0004Y1-00@hartford> <20041207230522.GA13847@uio.no> <20041208035028.GR5557@localhost> <20041208104341.GB3846@gandalf.libero.it> <20041208112432.GB20239@uio.no> <20041208204602.GA3753@gandalf.libero.it>

reopen 280706
severity 280706 wishlist
retitle 280706 Please improve the error message given when using relative paths
thanks

On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 09:46:03PM +0100, Francesco Paolo Lovergine wrote:
>>> Do not use relative paths or symlinks in auto.master, please.
>> In that case, 280706 is not a bug -- closing.
> I'd like a nice diagnostic message for relative paths and a decent
> management of symlinks. So, leaving the issue open is a good
> idea for future hacks.

OK, reopening it.

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