USE Flag: mount-locking

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Package Local Description (use.local.desc) Metadata Description (metadata.xml)
net-fs/autofs Enable locking to prevent corruption of /etc/mtab in the presence of concurrent auto-mounting. If enabled, recursive auto-mounting (eg. using autofs to bind or loop mount a filesystem which is itself auto-mounted) is not possible. Enable locking to prevent corruption of /etc/mtab in the presence of concurrent auto-mounting. If enabled, recursive auto-mounting (eg. using autofs to bind or loop mount a filesystem which is itself auto-mounted) is not possible.