NFS servers with multiple DNS entries are showing up as IP addresses in RHEL 6 autofs mounts

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Issue

  • Some automounts are appearing with IP addresses instead of hostnames.
  • The common thread for the IP's is that the server has multiple DNS addresses assigned to it.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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