What does 'key "xxxx" not found in map source' message imply?

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Issue

  • When cron runs, hundreds of log entries were observed complaining that 'key "xxxx" not found in map source'.
automount[2088]: key "xxxx" not found in map source(s).  
automount[2088]: create_udp_client: hostname lookup failed: Name or service not known  
automount[2088]: create_tcp_client: hostname lookup failed: Name or service not known
automount[2088]: lookup_mount: exports lookup failed for xxxx

OR

  • Seen below messages in /var/log/messages, prior to restart :
automount[xxx]: key "IO" not found in map source(s).
automount[xxx]: key "Fcntl" not found in map source(s).
automount[xxx]: key "List" not found in map source(s).
automount[xxx]: key "File" not found in map source(s).
automount[xxx]: key "Compress" not found in map source(s).
automount[xxx]: key "Cwd" not found in map source(s).
yum: Updated: bsh-autofs-files-1.11367-1.noarch

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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