- Issued:
- 2007-06-11
- Updated:
- 2007-06-11
RHBA-2007:0416 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
autofs bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated autofs packages that fix various bugs are now available.
Description
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:
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 - 192939 - Autofs cannot mount nfs exports with escaped whitespaces
- BZ - 201084 - The new package of autofs renders file maps which are not in /etc unusable.
- BZ - 201972 - autofs compatilibity issue between nsswitch and NIS+ server
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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