Why does a server crash with automount failing to create threads ?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Server crashed with the following automount errors messages.
automount[4483]: expire_proc: expire thread create for /misc failed
automount[4483]: expire_proc: expire thread create for /net failed
automount[4483]: expire_proc: expire thread create for /misc failed
automount[4483]: expire_proc: expire thread create for /net failed

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (ALL)

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