[Bug 578536] Re: when stopped, automount orphans some mounts

[Dave Walker]

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: autofs5
  
  I have an automount setup containing a large number of NIS-provided
  maps, all derived from an NIS-provided master map (yp:auto.master). When
  I stop automount using "stop autofs", I noticed that some mounts have
  been unmounted while a non-deterministic number of mounts have been
  orphaned and need to be cleaned up using "umount":
  
  adar at adar-lx:~$ sudo start autofs && sudo stop autofs && grep autofs /proc/mounts
  autofs start/running, process 13152
  autofs stop/waiting
  auto.home /exit14 autofs rw,relatime,fd=19,pgrp=13152,timeout=60,minproto=5,maxproto=5,indirect 0 0
  /etc/auto.build /build autofs rw,relatime,fd=6,pgrp=13152,timeout=300,minproto=5,maxproto=5,indirect 0 0
  auto.exit15 /exit15 autofs rw,relatime,fd=31,pgrp=13152,timeout=60,minproto=5,maxproto=5,indirect 0 0
  auto.scripts /scripts autofs rw,relatime,fd=73,pgrp=13152,timeout=60,minproto=5,maxproto=5,indirect 0 0
  
  adar at adar-lx:~$ sudo start autofs && sudo stop autofs && grep autofs /proc/mounts
  autofs start/running, process 13198
  autofs stop/waiting
  /etc/auto.build /build autofs rw,relatime,fd=6,pgrp=13198,timeout=300,minproto=5,maxproto=5,indirect 0 0
  auto.scripts /scripts autofs rw,relatime,fd=73,pgrp=13198,timeout=60,minproto=5,maxproto=5,indirect 0 0
  auto.mts-tlv /mts-tlv autofs rw,relatime,fd=67,pgrp=13198,timeout=60,minproto=5,maxproto=5,indirect 0 0
  auto.mts-sof /mts-sof autofs rw,relatime,fd=79,pgrp=13198,timeout=60,minproto=5,maxproto=5,indirect 0 0
  auto.mts-cm /mts-cm autofs rw,relatime,fd=85,pgrp=13198,timeout=60,minproto=5,maxproto=5,indirect 0 0
  
  adar at adar-lx:~$ sudo start autofs && sudo stop autofs && grep autofs /proc/mounts
  autofs start/running, process 13244
  autofs stop/waiting
  auto.mts-sof /mts-sof autofs rw,relatime,fd=79,pgrp=13244,timeout=60,minproto=5,maxproto=5,indirect 0 0
  auto.buildmap /bldmnt autofs rw,relatime,fd=49,pgrp=13244,timeout=60,minproto=5,maxproto=5,indirect 0 0
  auto.exit26home /exit26 autofs rw,relatime,fd=55,pgrp=13244,timeout=60,minproto=5,maxproto=5,indirect 0 0
  
  I suspect this is due to the transition to upstart but I'm not 100%
  sure.
+ 
+ ## SRU JUSTIFICATION ##
+ IMPACT: Running reload autofs on a release with this issue creates automount maps and can cause the automounter to hang. This will prevent logins via ssh for users (due to NFS mounted home directories).
+ 
+ FIX: Patch cherry picked from upstream,
+ https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/autofs5/+bug/578536/comments/6
+ 
+ PATCH: see diff in unapproved queue.
+ 
+ REPRODUCE: See this bug description
+ 
+ DISCUSSION: Issue was known and resolved upstream, and has been carried
+ in later releases of Ubuntu.  The patch coming untouched from upstream
+ indicates that the regression potential is low.

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  when stopped, automount orphans some mounts

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