autofs: Users are unable to create a home directory

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Users logging in receive No such file or directory after Creating home directory for user when their home directory does not already exist
  • oddjobd logs error creating /home/user: Permission denied

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • autofs
  • oddjob-mkhomedir

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