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1.6 KiB
autofs-5.1.4 - add-man page note about extra slashes in paths
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From: Ian Kent <raven@themaw.net>
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Make note of the effect unnecessary multiple slashes can have in map
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paths in auto.master(5).
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Signed-off-by: Ian Kent <raven@themaw.net>
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---
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CHANGELOG | 1 +
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man/auto.master.5.in | 8 ++++++++
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2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
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index 92e60df9..14eb1de8 100644
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--- a/CHANGELOG
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+++ b/CHANGELOG
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@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ xx/xx/2018 autofs-5.1.5
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- use systemd sd_notify() at startup.
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- fix NFS version mask usage.
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- fix fd leak in rpc_do_create_client().
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+- add-man page note about extra slashes in paths.
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19/12/2017 autofs-5.1.4
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- fix spec file url.
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diff --git a/man/auto.master.5.in b/man/auto.master.5.in
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index 55a6acd0..e9afb97f 100644
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--- a/man/auto.master.5.in
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+++ b/man/auto.master.5.in
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@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ will process the map according to the specification described below for
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map entries. Indirect map entries must be unique in the master map so
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second and subsequent entries for an indirect mount point are ignored by
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.BR automount (8).
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+.TP
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+.B NOTE:
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+autofs currently does not collapse multiple slashes in paths, so it is
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+important to ensure paths used in maps are correct. If unnecessary multiple
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+slashes are present in a path it can lead to unexpected failures such as
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+an inability to expire automounts. An exception to this is a trailing slash
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+at the end of the automount point path in the master map which will be
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+removed if present.
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.SH "FORMAT"
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Master map entries have three fields separated by an arbitrary number
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of spaces or tabs. Lines beginning with # are comments. The first field
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