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Since you say this was due to a change in the kernel version, it sounds like is a kernel regression rather than a bug in the autofs package, so reassigning. ** Package changed: autofs (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu) ** Tags added: regression-update -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1626749 Title: autofs set $USER to "root" instead of current user Status in linux package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Since last kernel upgrade from 4.4.0-36 to 4.4.0-38 automount failed to mount remote smb FS. The configuration file use $USER, $UID and $GID variables : i.e. : music -fstype=cifs,credentials=/home/$USER/.creds-file,user=$USER,uid=$UID,gid=$GID ://192.168.1.9/music When a user account try to mount the FS, automount complain : >> error 2 (No such file or directory) opening credential file /home/root/.creds-file $USER, $UID and $GID are now sets with root variables instead of user account variables ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: autofs 5.1.1-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-38.57-generic 4.4.19 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-38-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Sep 22 23:17:27 2016 ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/automount InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-07 (228 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SourcePackage: autofs UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-28 (147 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1626749/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
