Based upon Christian's analysis, 5.1.2 contains the requested fix and is present in 17.04+
** Changed in: autofs5 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1686679 Title: [SRU] Ubuntu16.04 : autofs takes extreamly long with large number of direct maps To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/autofs5/+bug/1686679/+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