autofs fails to mount an IPv6 server. It seems to be that, regardless of proto=tcp6, the DNS lookup uses IPv4:
Feb 26 15:09:15 svartkulp automount[21673]: mount_mount: mount(nfs): nfs options="nfsvers=4,proto=tcp6,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,soft,async,intr,noatime,nodiratime,rw", nobind=0, nosymlink=0, ro=0 Feb 26 15:09:15 svartkulp automount[21673]: mount_mount: mount(nfs): calling mkdir_path /nfs/adm Feb 26 15:09:15 svartkulp automount[21673]: mount_mount: mount(nfs): calling mount -t nfs -s -o nfsvers=4,proto=tcp6,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,soft,async,intr,noatime,nodiratime,rw 10.1.1.4:/filesrv/adm /nfs/adm Feb 26 15:09:15 svartkulp automount[21673]: >> mount.nfs: Failed to resolve server 10.1.1.4: Address family for hostname not supported Feb 26 15:09:15 svartkulp automount[21673]: mount(nfs): nfs: mount failure nfs.simula.nornet:/filesrv/adm on /nfs/adm Feb 26 15:09:15 svartkulp automount[21673]: dev_ioctl_send_fail: token = 103 Feb 26 15:09:15 svartkulp automount[21673]: failed to mount /nfs/adm Feb 26 15:09:15 svartkulp automount[21673]: handle_packet: type = 3 Feb 26 15:09:15 svartkulp automount[21673]: handle_packet_missing_indirect: token 104, name adm, request pid 21681 Feb 26 15:09:15 svartkulp automount[21673]: attempting to mount entry /nfs/adm Feb 26 15:09:15 svartkulp automount[21673]: lookup_mount: lookup(file): looking up adm Feb 26 15:09:15 svartkulp automount[21673]: dev_ioctl_send_fail: token = 104 Feb 26 15:09:15 svartkulp automount[21673]: failed to mount /nfs/adm My system runs Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS. ** Also affects: autofs (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: autofs5 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1101779 Title: autofs "lookup_mount: exports lookup" fails on IPv6-only hosts To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/1101779/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs