NFS problem when boot ( urgent )

[peterchu]

When I startup the linux server , it stopped at the stage "mounting NFS filesystems" , how to skip it ( because may be my network has problem ) so that it can boot up , I can mount it after the network resumed normal . thx.

[Martin P.J. Zinser]

Hi,

grub has an interactive mode, where it will ask
you for each start up script if you want to execute it.

Greetings, Martin

[peterchu]

thx reply , i use RH 7 , how to go to grub ? thx

[Martin P.J. Zinser]

Hi,

Grub is a bootloader, which is used for all recent RH versions. I am not sure about RH 7 though, you might still use LILO. What do you see right at the start of the boot sequence?

Greetings, Martin

[Stuart Browne · Accepted solution]

After the kernel starts, RH will prompt you to press "I" for Interactive boot-up mode.

That's what you want to get in to.

[Steven E. Protter]

To temporarily disable nfs, change the permissions on /etc/init.d/nfs to non execute.

That will produce an error but the boot will continue.

Or: go to the links in /etc/rc3.d and change do a mv from a name starting to a capital S to something else.

/etc/rc3.d/S14nfslock
/etc/rc4.d/S14nfslock
/etc/rc5.d/S14nfslock

I usually move them to something with a small s.

SEP



Then NFS will will not start.

[peterchu]

does linux provide the "step by step confirmation" mode like windows so that I can select what I want to run when startup ? thx

[Stuart Browne]

re-read my post! it's how you do exactally that!

[Steven E. Protter]

He Peter,

If you hit the I key right before the boot sequence starts, you'll get interactive mode.

Try it, its fun.

As Stuart said.

SEP

[Roberto Polli]

SEP,
with redhat you don't have to move files into /etc/rc*.d
you can use a command named
#chkconfig SERVICE [on|off]
eg. #chkconfig nfs off
will turn off nfs at boot.
to stop the service you have to issue
#service nfs stop

To check services starting at boot you can issue
#chkconfig --list

For info
#man chkconfig

Peace, R.