[Bug 738209] [NEW] autofs appears to be started before it is truly functional

[Mark Russell]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: autofs

Description:	Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS
Release:	10.04

Installed: 5.0.4-3.1ubuntu5.1

Brief summary:   autofs, in upstart terms, becomes "started" before it
is actually ready.  There seems to be a brief window immediately after
"started" where if you run something expecting to be able to read or
write to an automounted directory it will either fail (on a read or a
write to a subdir of the mount) or write to the empty mountpoint (on a
write to the root of the mount).  Even though `status autofs` is
"started/running" the mounts aren't ready.

If you sleep for a few seconds in the post-start script it covers up for
the bug in most cases (probably) but the exact number may vary by
system.

** Affects: autofs (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  autofs appears to be started before it is truly functional