NFS Server and Client Problem

[Kapil Jain]

I'm facing a problem while starting the NFS Serevr or client on the HP-UX 10.20. I'm not able to enable the NFS services on this machine. Which is also not allowing me to mount the network filesystem on this machine.I had also tried with "exportfs -a" option but it generate the error System call fail, Core dump I had also tried to enable the services via SAM but the SAM too unable to start the services.I also reboot the system but nothing happen the problem remain the same. The nfs.conf file having the parameter NFS_SERVER=1 and NFS_CLIENT=1 .
Kindly let me know what is the probable cause of this problem and which demon started when the nfs services started.

[Satish Y · Accepted solution]

Hi Kapil,

What is the exact error message u r getting?.

I think ur portmap daemon may not be running. Check on both nfs server and client whether /usr/sbin/portmap is running. If not, u can start it by,

#/sbin/init.d/nfs.core start

And also include a link to /sbin/init.d/nfs.core in ur /sbin/rc2.d directory(if it doesn't exist) to start it at boot time.

Hope it helps.....

Cheers...
Satish.

[Satish Y]

I forgot to mention one more thing, u should start portmap before nfs server and client, bcos it truncate /etc/xtab file, which contains the entries of currently exported filesystems. If they r already running stop them, start portmap and then start them.

Cheers...
satish.

[KapilRaj]

hi Kapil,

Can u send us /etc/rc.log /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log and the exact error message u recieve.

kaps

Kapil Raj

NB: Satish do i know you ?

[Satish Y]

I don't know u... I am working with Citibank N.A., chennai,
I think u r from HCL(saw from ur profile), where in HCL?.
Satish.