topic Re: how to configure nfs client in Operating System - Linux

how to configure nfs client

mw_4 — Sun, 13 Apr 2003 23:36:17 GMT

Hi all
I appreciate that some helps will be given to me

[root@cclub init.d]# mount -t nfs spa:/A0 /nasbbs
mount: RPC: Timed out

what is the problem..?

Re: how to configure nfs client

Ramkumar Devanathan — Mon, 14 Apr 2003 03:41:18 GMT

Hi,

Is the nfs service/daemon running on spa?

Try this on your nfs server spa -

# exportfs

The above command will show the list of exported shares. Also, check if nfs is running, by grepping for nfsd in the process listing. also grep for rpc.statd, rpc.mountd and lockd. If all these are running, then your nfs and related services are running just fine. of course all this assuming you have installed nfs-utils package. For other packages names of the daemons may differ slightly.

If everything is fine on your nfs server, try this on your nfs client cclub -

# showmount -e spa

this will tell you whether the exported shares are in fact available to you.

If everything is fine run the same mount command above once again. you should be fine.

HTH,
- ramd.

Re: how to configure nfs client

Goran Koruga — Mon, 14 Apr 2003 04:41:28 GMT

Check that you have all the required daemons running on the server and that client can actually access them (i.e. hosts.allow / firewall).

The following is a list of daemons needed on server side : rpc.nfsd, rpc.lockd, rpc.lockd and rpc.mountd (rpc.quotad as well if you need that). Consult NFS HOWTO for details.

For the client, you'll need portmapper too. rpc.statd and rpc.lockd are needed for locking.

G.

Re: how to configure nfs client

Goran Koruga — Mon, 14 Apr 2003 04:42:28 GMT

Re: how to configure nfs client

Balaji N — Mon, 14 Apr 2003 05:36:33 GMT

spare some time to read this. and if u have any doubts still, then ask

http://nfs.sourceforge.net/nfs-howto/

hth
-balaji

Re: how to configure nfs client

Ramkumar Devanathan — Mon, 14 Apr 2003 10:32:11 GMT

mw,

Is your problem solved now? let us know please.

- ramd.