Bug Fix Advisory autofs bug fix update

Advisory: RHBA-2007:0416-4
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2007-06-11
Last updated on: 2007-06-11
Affected Products: Red Hat Desktop (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)
OVAL: N/A

Details

Updated autofs packages that fix various bugs are now available.

The autofs utility 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, diskettes, and other media.

These updated packages address the following issues:

Autofs failed to load maps from an NIS+ server running in NIS compatibility
mode.

In the event that an automount-managed mount point is hung, it was
impossible to restart the automounter to restore functionality.

Autofs could fail to mount or unmount shares due to a corrupt mtab file.

An update to the logic in the nsswitch parser rendered maps that were not
located in /etc/ unusable.

Automount was unable to mount nfs-exported shares that contained
white-spaces in the directory names.

All users of autofs should upgrade to these updated packages to benefit
from these fixes.


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. 3)

SRPMS:
autofs-4.1.3-216.src.rpm     2d8d3696184fdfa9741fe471bc6ec2d2
 
IA-32:
autofs-4.1.3-216.i386.rpm     5d064d3f87a14e59d32559d635b985f2
 
x86_64:
autofs-4.1.3-216.x86_64.rpm     b87dd57f5bb195de6877e512cdbbf243
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
autofs-4.1.3-216.src.rpm     2d8d3696184fdfa9741fe471bc6ec2d2
 
IA-32:
autofs-4.1.3-216.i386.rpm     5d064d3f87a14e59d32559d635b985f2
 
IA-64:
autofs-4.1.3-216.ia64.rpm     e5d2cd4cae8e63b8866a17af3de81d42
 
PPC:
autofs-4.1.3-216.ppc.rpm     a3730d785d4d2f60abd3a7668cf330be
 
s390:
autofs-4.1.3-216.s390.rpm     925b9da290f3bae488cde7dc32e8c4ee
 
s390x:
autofs-4.1.3-216.s390x.rpm     a732b7b3855839139d193c611bdc20be
 
x86_64:
autofs-4.1.3-216.x86_64.rpm     b87dd57f5bb195de6877e512cdbbf243
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)

SRPMS:
autofs-4.1.3-216.src.rpm     2d8d3696184fdfa9741fe471bc6ec2d2
 
IA-32:
autofs-4.1.3-216.i386.rpm     5d064d3f87a14e59d32559d635b985f2
 
IA-64:
autofs-4.1.3-216.ia64.rpm     e5d2cd4cae8e63b8866a17af3de81d42
 
x86_64:
autofs-4.1.3-216.x86_64.rpm     b87dd57f5bb195de6877e512cdbbf243
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
autofs-4.1.3-216.src.rpm     2d8d3696184fdfa9741fe471bc6ec2d2
 
IA-32:
autofs-4.1.3-216.i386.rpm     5d064d3f87a14e59d32559d635b985f2
 
IA-64:
autofs-4.1.3-216.ia64.rpm     e5d2cd4cae8e63b8866a17af3de81d42
 
x86_64:
autofs-4.1.3-216.x86_64.rpm     b87dd57f5bb195de6877e512cdbbf243
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

192939 - Autofs cannot mount nfs exports with escaped whitespaces
201084 - The new package of autofs renders file maps which are not in /etc unusable.
201972 - autofs compatilibity issue between nsswitch and NIS+ server



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