Why do errors like "lookup_mount: exports lookup failed for <hostname>" appear in /var/log/messages on NFS clients configured to use autofs?
Issue
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automountproduces errors in/var/log/messageson the client side whenever an NFS share is accessed:Jan 27 09:25:07 <hostname> automount[2722]: lookup_mount: exports lookup failed for psadl9 Jan 27 09:25:07 <hostname> automount[2722]: create_udp_client:90: hostname lookup failed: Operation not permitted Jan 27 09:25:07 <hostname> automount[2722]: create_tcp_client:299: hostname lookup failed: Operation not permitted Jan 27 10:32:43 <hostname> automount[2851]: lookup_mount: exports lookup failed for psadl9 Jan 27 10:32:43 <hostname> automount[2851]: create_udp_client:90: hostname lookup failed: Operation not permitted Jan 27 10:32:43 <hostname> automount[2851]: create_tcp_client:299: hostname lookup failed: Operation not permitted
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- autofs
- nfs
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