void-linux / void-linux/void-packages

autofs missing default file

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Description

Is this a new report?

Yes

System Info

Void 6.18.45_1 x86_64 GenuineIntel uptodate rr

Package(s) Affected

autofs-5.1.9_2

Does a report exist for this bug with the project's home (upstream) and/or another distro?

No response

Expected behaviour

After installation and correct configuration it still reports
autofs: open_fopen_r:211: failed to open file: No such file or directory
after:

install -d /etc/default
touch /etc/default/autofs
sv restart autofs

everything works fine

Actual behaviour

after package installation no default file is created in /etc/default/

Steps to reproduce

install autofs
enable service

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Locate the autofs package definition and inspect how its installed configuration files are declared. Reproduce the installation and service restart described in the issue, then verify that /etc/default/autofs is present after installation and the autofs service starts without manually creating it.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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