topic NFS Connection Issues in Operating System - OpenVMS

NFS Connection Issues

Jagbir — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 13:26:44 GMT

Hello I was wondering if anyone can help.
We are currently running the following:

HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Alpha Version V5.4
on a AlphaServer DS25 running OpenVMS V7.3-2

When trying to connect to the vms file systems using pc based client (WRQ Reflection NFS) I get the following error messages:

%%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 23-JAN-2004 14:33:02.14 %%%%%%%%%%%
Message from user TCPIP$NFS on SFFCI4
%TCPIP-S-NFS_MNTSUC, mounted file system /backup/docs
-TCPIP-S-NFS_CLIENT, uid=-2 gid=-2 host_name = JSIDHU

%%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 23-JAN-2004 14:34:07.45 %%%%%%%%%%%
Message from user TCPIP$NFS on SFFCI4
%TCPIP-E-NFS_BFSCAL, operation MOUNT_POINT failed on file /

%%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 23-JAN-2004 14:34:07.45 %%%%%%%%%%%
Message from user TCPIP$NFS on SFFCI4
%TCPIP-E-NFS_BFSCAL, operation MOUNT_POINT failed on file /sffci

%%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 23-JAN-2004 14:34:07.45 %%%%%%%%%%%
Message from user TCPIP$NFS on SFFCI4
%TCPIP-E-NFS_BFSCAL, operation MOUNT_POINT failed on file /sffci/backup

%%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 23-JAN-2004 14:34:07.45 %%%%%%%%%%%
Message from user TCPIP$NFS on SFFCI4
%TCPIP-E-NFS_BFSCAL, operation MOUNT_POINT failed on file /sffci/backup/docs

I have set up the following on the Alpha:

TCPIP> show proxy

VMS User_name Type User_ID Group_ID Host_name

NFS_GUEST OND 22 201 *

TCPIP> show export

File System Host name

/backup/docs *

TCPIP> show map
Dynamic Filesystem Map
Pathname Logical File System

/backup $1$DGA7:

Has anyone seen this before and can help?

Re: NFS Connection Issues

Jefferson Humber — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 18:47:33 GMT

Jagbir,

I had issues before setting up NFS, receiving similar errors.

In my instance it was directory protection. Make sure in your case that the NFS_GUEST account has access to all the directories in your export declaration.

I too am running v.5.4 so will experiment with mine installation tomorrow, to see if I experience similar problems.

Are you getting any OPCOM reported errors when TCP/IP starts up the NFS or PORTMAPPER service from boot ?

Re: NFS Connection Issues

Ian Miller. — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 04:31:35 GMT

if you have security audits enabled for file access failure then there could be useful information in the security audit log (esp if the problem is directory/file protection).

Do SHOW AUDIT/ALL and look for
FILE access:
Failure: read,write,execute,delete,control

in the audits and/or alarms section of the output. To enable audits on file access failure
SET AUDIT/AUDIT/ENABLE=(ACCESS=FAILURE:ALL)

To look at them
ANAL/AUDIT/EVENT=ACCESS/SINCe=x/BEFORE=y