When are differential forms related by a base space automorphism?

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Let $w$ and $u$ be nowhere-vanishing smooth differential forms fields of degree $n$ on a smooth manifold $M$ (aka smooth sections of $\Omega^n(M)$).

When does there exist an automorphism $f: M \to M$ such that $f^*u = w$?

Intuitively - can one always massage the base space $M$ so that $u$ gets pulled back to $w$? If not, can this hold by placing some additional constraints on the forms? Are there simple counter examples for this?