Had the same issue with Karmic autofs. After installing smbfs it worked. Some errors that I catch, maybe they help:
kernel: CIFS VFS: cifs_mount failed w/return code = -22 automount[24870]: >> missing codepage or helper program, or other error -- auto.smb acts weird when smbfs is not installed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/158816 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to autofs in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs