Public bug reported: Package autofs in Ubuntu 16.04 includes SysV startup script (/etc/init.d/autofs) and Upstart unit (/etc/init/autofs.conf), but does not include systemd service file. As a result, systemd starts autofs as part of its LSB (sysv) processing, which makes it difficult to ensure that autofs is started after services that it requires for proper functioning. In particular, unit autogenerated by systemd-sysv-generator for autofs does not include dependency on sssd.service.
It appears that on the installation that I tested, systemd starts LSB services well after sssd is started, so the issue does not cause any visible problems, but this startup sequence is accidental. Given the number of other issues related to autofs startup in Xenial, requiring users to get their hands dirty just to have autofs run properly after boot, I think it would be advantageous to fix this simple oversight. (See bug 1566508, bug 1584818, bug 1588915) I attach an example service file for autofs that fixes this problem. In addition to sssd.service, this unit could also list nslcd.service, slapd.service and ypbind.service/nis.service in its After= line. However, these service files are also missing from their respective packages, and I am not even sure how NIS client service file would be called. $lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS Release: 16.04 $apt-cache policy autofs autofs: Installed: 5.1.1-1ubuntu3 Candidate: 5.1.1-1ubuntu3 ** Affects: autofs (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Attachment added: "autofs.service" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1614248/+attachment/4722917/+files/autofs.service -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1614248 Title: Package autofs does not include autofs.service file To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/autofs/+bug/1614248/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs