On boot... NFS server not responding

[Ratzie]

I just recieved a new HP c3700 with HP 11.00 installed.
On boot, I answered all pertinent questions and the OS went into the boot sequence.
When it gets to the NFS it hangs, continuely trying to contact the NFS server.

I dont have one!!

How do I get passed this?

[Rajeev Shukla]

Hi,
If you dont have NFS mounts etc.. what you can do is
boot the server in single user mode and edit /etc/rc.config.d/nfsconf and make NFS_SERVER and NFS_CLIENT=0 and then reboot the machine or bring in multiuser mode and it will be fine.

[Steven E. Protter]

NFS commonly hangs due to errors in the /etc/rc.config.d/netconf file.

Even a misplaced dot can cause it. Review that file for recent changes and errors.

SEP

[Ratzie]

Idiot question, use to hitting stop A in sun to get to the basic rom level.


How do I stop the progress of the hanging NFS server and start over to get to the single user mode?

[Uday_S_Ankolekar · Accepted solution]

Try pressing CTRL+SHIFT+|(pipe) keys to skip this and it will continue booting process. Once it's booted make the changes as others said.

-USA..

[Chris Watkins_1]

Not sure if its a "Feature" or a bug... but be aware that
the CTRL-SHIFT-| command will not only kill the hanging startup script,
but it may also prevent any remaining script processes which follow.

Just something to keep in mind, in case you may be looking for
some other thing which normally would be started, which hasn't,
after using this command to kill the "hanging" nfs startup.

[Bill Hassell]

Hanging NFS is a 'feature' for 11.0 and 11.11 installations. It ocurs because the default is to enable NFS even though network setup may not be setup yet. Thus the hang. SHIFT-DEL is another way to get a system prompt. Once you get the prompt, you can login and fix /etc/rc.config.d/nfsconf (set all =1 to =0). Note that since this is a workstation, you may have to do battle with CDE trying to get started (and failing) while you try to edit the nfsconf file. In that case, y6ou may have to resort to single user mode.

[Gordon_3]

Hi all, above answer arise me another interest on how to break the boot process by Ctrl-Shift-| or Shift-del, since I use LAN remote console, I found that both function is work on "Local Console" only, I think it's sth related to the TERM setting, I am using Reflection Unix, do any other has same experience as me?Thx

Gordon