I can confirm that the package autofs-5.1.8-1ubuntu1.1 solves the original problem, as long as it is a "pure" automount without LDAP involved.
It is clear that a LDAP-based automount cannot work as the autofs-ldap package has been uninstalled.
I can confirm that the package autofs- 5.1.8-1ubuntu1. 1 solves the original problem, as long as it is a "pure" automount without LDAP involved.
It is clear that a LDAP-based automount cannot work as the autofs-ldap package has been uninstalled.