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==solution==
 
==solution==
  
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start nfsclient on the client..
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# /etc/init.d/nfsclient start
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then the nfs mount worked correctly
  
 
==discussion==
 
==discussion==
  
 
when I first saw the error messages, I check the NFS server and saw rpc.statd was not running
 
when I first saw the error messages, I check the NFS server and saw rpc.statd was not running

Revision as of 20:14, 6 May 2016

Contents

problem

NFS mount failing

Error message:

mount.nfs: rpc.statd is not running but is required for remote locking. mount.nfs: Either use '-o nolock' to keep locks local, or start statd.

versions

server

net-fs/nfs-utils Installed versions: 1.3.1-r5

client

net-fs/nfs-utils Installed versions: 1.3.3

solution

start nfsclient on the client..

  1. /etc/init.d/nfsclient start

then the nfs mount worked correctly

discussion

when I first saw the error messages, I check the NFS server and saw rpc.statd was not running