While executing mount -a, it throws mount: directory to mount not in host:dir format in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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Issue

While executing mount -a, it throws "mount: directory to mount not in host:dir format" in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

mount -a 
mount: directory to mount not in host:dir format 
mount: directory to mount not in host:dir format 
mount: directory to mount not in host:dir format 

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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