I also have this problem. In High School I work for we use NFS mounted /home directories on most of our desktop computers, and this bug makes them seem extremely unstable. Not knowing the reason I field this bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control- center/+bug/224820 ** Also affects: nfs-utils (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- autofs hangs on nonexistent directories and files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221538 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs