> >
> > There is a bug in autofs 3.1.1 with linux 2.1.122. If you manually
> > mount a filesystem onto it's mount point as specified in the
>
> This is really a case of "don't do that, then"; this means someone
> with root privileges has done something fundamentally stupid. And
> yes, it does cause deadlock. I don't really consider this a bug; a
> wart, perhaps, and not one worth spending a lot of time on.
>
I seriously disagree. If we expect to put linux into the public use;
we have to expect such silliness to happen. We should be prepared for
such cases.. I agree; it's mostly due to being root; however this
isn't always the case.
Russ
Philicom Enterprises
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