Nfs and automounter problem

[Amit_41]

Hi,

We are facing some problems with mounting Homedirectories using Automounter.

Server A is my NIS Master Server and NFS Server with exported partions that are used for Home Directories.

The problem is that when I log on as a NIS user on Server B it hangs. It is only after pressing Ctrl C that I can get into my Home Dir.

Any other NIS user whose account is on Server A and Home Dir mounted from some other server works fine.

Tried to install the latest patches without any success.
This same scenario works perfectly fine for any Sun Solaris client.

Any Clues...

[Suresh Patoria]

Hi,

check the nfs.client service start at boot time
and also check the server name in /etc/hosts file

Thanx

[Ravi_8]

Hi,

could you restart the nis client in B server

#/sbin/init.d/nis.cliet stop/start

[Stuart Urquhart]

Is the $HISTFILE (command history file) on the NFS mount by any chance ? This always eems to hang the login. Try setting it to somewhere local on the machine. A line like

export HISTFILE=/var/tmp/.hist.${LOGNAME} and the end of the .profile should do it.