"Cannot change directory to" home directory error on new RHEL host when using NIS and autofs to mount nfs home directories.
Issue
- Unable to access user home directory with NIS and automount
- I get the following error when I log into my newly installed Red Hat Enterprise Linux host:
su: warning: cannot change directory to /userhome/user123: No such file or directory
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- NIS is used to manage users
- Autofs is used to auto-mount home directories
- NFS home directories are exported from Netapp NAS filer.
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