I tried a bunch of fixes. Some from this thread. No luck. On Ubuntu 14.04 I ended up simply doing:
AUTOFS_UPSTART=/etc/init/autofs.conf cat $AUTOFS_UPSTART | sed "s/^start on runlevel.*$/start on (local-filesystems and net-device-up IFACE!=lo)/" | tee $AUTOFS_UPSTART works like a charm -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to autofs in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/40189 Title: autofs needs to be restarted to pick up some shares To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/autofs/+bug/40189/+subscriptions -- 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