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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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---
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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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--- autofs-5.0.7.orig/CHANGELOG
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+++ autofs-5.0.7/CHANGELOG
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@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@
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 - fix create_client() RPC client handling.
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 - dont allow trailing slash in master map mount points.
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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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 25/07/2012 autofs-5.0.7
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 =======================
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--- autofs-5.0.7.orig/man/auto.master.5.in
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+++ autofs-5.0.7/man/auto.master.5.in
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@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ will process the map according to the sp
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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, it's
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+necessary 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