- Issued:
- 2004-12-21
- Updated:
- 2004-12-21
RHBA-2004:520 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
Updated autofs package
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated autofs package that fixes various bugs is now available.
Description
Autofs controls the operation of the automount daemons. The automount
daemons automatically mount and unmount file systems after a period
of inactivity. File systems can include network file systems, CD-ROMs,
floppies, and other media.
If a user mounts a file as a loopback file system from an automounted
directory, then autofs does not shut down cleanly. This problem is
resolved by automatically unmounting any loopback file systems from
automounted directories on autofs shutdown.
In multi-map configurations, local options (as specified in
/etc/sysconfig/autofs) would only be applied to the last map entry in the
list. This problem has been resolved.
When using replicated server maps, the automount daemon would always use
the first server and did not take into account differing ping times between
servers. This issue has been resolved.
All users of autofs should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves
these issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:
rpm -Fvh [filenames]
where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.
Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.
If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL
Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the
up2date client with an updated certificate. The latest version of
up2date is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be
downloaded directly from the RHN website:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3 ppc
Fixes
- BZ - 126633 - Loopback fs should be umounted before umounting other fs
- BZ - 127154 - OSREL only gets taked onto the end of command-line options
- BZ - 130467 - autofs4 replication feature does not work
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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