autofs encounters a large delay when attempting to mount NFS shares on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and above

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • autofs encounters a large delay when attempting to mount NFS shares on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and above
  • autofs mounts take more than 30 seconds to mount and become accessible.
  • Accessing the /net/<nfsserver> directory takes more than 30 seconds before responding.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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