automount attempt to mount the same bind directory repeatedly in a tight loop

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Automount attempts to mount the same bind directory repeatedly in a tight loop.
  • Automount gets into a loop constantly attempting to expire but failing to unmount (-EBUSY).
  • Cannot start autofs service after hard kill.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • autofs-5.1.4-102.el8_8.2 or below

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