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Bug Fix Advisory autofs bug fix update

Advisory: RHBA-2006:0464-8
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2006-08-09
Last updated on: 2006-08-09
Affected Products: Red Hat Desktop (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4)

Details

Updated autofs packages that fix various bugs are now available.

The autofs packages control 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, diskettes, and other media.

These updated packages apply the following bug fixes:

- Fixed: when selecting the source of a map when no type is specified in
the master map, the automounter did not honour the name service switch
selection order.

- The automounter now supports the use of included maps.

- The -debuginfo package now contains valid debug data. Previously, all of
the binaries were stripped.

- The automounter will now recognize more than one direct map specified in
the master map. Note that the direct map limitations, as described in
/usr/share/doc/autofs-4.1.3/README.direct, still apply.

- Fixed: when looking up an invalid entry, the automounter erroneously
determined that the map contents had changed. As a result, it re-read the
entire map and, if ghosting was enabled, it also removed and remade all of
the directories associated with the keys in that map. This resulted in long
delays.

All users of autofs should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve
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:

https://rhn.redhat.com/help/latest-up2date.pxt

Updated packages

Red Hat Desktop (v. 4)

SRPMS:
autofs-4.1.3-187.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0244
    MD5: 225cf2393dd8ed48b4ef839092af59c6
 
IA-32:
autofs-4.1.3-187.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0244
    MD5: c8093bf9e59b64cb59f2598fec90aa26
 
x86_64:
autofs-4.1.3-187.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0244
    MD5: f3c7473bfb48153bd46c4d6c3a0c1004
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4)

SRPMS:
autofs-4.1.3-187.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0244
    MD5: 225cf2393dd8ed48b4ef839092af59c6
 
IA-32:
autofs-4.1.3-187.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0244
    MD5: c8093bf9e59b64cb59f2598fec90aa26
 
IA-64:
autofs-4.1.3-187.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0244
    MD5: efac7fb46ea5b13606d782036f09b691
 
PPC:
autofs-4.1.3-187.ppc.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0244
    MD5: 3e17d1e8598d35f962c77276352a6c8b
 
s390:
autofs-4.1.3-187.s390.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0244
    MD5: 9c0bd32d61ac7e8cac6ab19f48ca0e7a
 
s390x:
autofs-4.1.3-187.s390x.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0244
    MD5: c620beea41912022680f851e3452793a
 
x86_64:
autofs-4.1.3-187.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0244
    MD5: f3c7473bfb48153bd46c4d6c3a0c1004
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4)

SRPMS:
autofs-4.1.3-187.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0244
    MD5: 225cf2393dd8ed48b4ef839092af59c6
 
IA-32:
autofs-4.1.3-187.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0244
    MD5: c8093bf9e59b64cb59f2598fec90aa26
 
IA-64:
autofs-4.1.3-187.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0244
    MD5: efac7fb46ea5b13606d782036f09b691
 
x86_64:
autofs-4.1.3-187.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0244
    MD5: f3c7473bfb48153bd46c4d6c3a0c1004
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4)

SRPMS:
autofs-4.1.3-187.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0244
    MD5: 225cf2393dd8ed48b4ef839092af59c6
 
IA-32:
autofs-4.1.3-187.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0244
    MD5: c8093bf9e59b64cb59f2598fec90aa26
 
IA-64:
autofs-4.1.3-187.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0244
    MD5: efac7fb46ea5b13606d782036f09b691
 
x86_64:
autofs-4.1.3-187.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0244
    MD5: f3c7473bfb48153bd46c4d6c3a0c1004
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

181833 - rfe: allow for the specification of a default search DN
187947 - autofs (automount) may use NIS maps even if nsswitch.conf is configured for files only
187948 - makefiles strip debug symbols from autofs binaries before debuginfo package is built
187949 - Autofs uses local /etc file map in preference to NIS if one exists



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