Hi, On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Joseph Loo wrote:

cat /etc/exports /export    *.milkyway(fsid=0,rw,root_squash,sync,no_subtree_check) /export/home0    *.milkyway(rw,root_squash,sync,no_subtree_check) /export/home1    *.milkyway(rw,root_squash,sync,no_subtree_check)

I believe this is a new requirement for nfs v4 requirement.

I'm not using NFSv4,

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NFS4_SUPPORT="no"

These are 'just' v3 exports. BenDJ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Check the logs to find out why.

I did check the logs; nfs-related output was included above. Here it is again, cd /var/log egrep -i "nfs|export|rpc" messages warn xinetd.log boot.msg messages:Dec 16 17:22:16 server kernel: [ 52.732529] RPC: Registered udp transport module. messages:Dec 16 17:22:16 server kernel: [ 52.732531] RPC: Registered tcp transport module. messages:Dec 16 17:22:17 server kernel: [ 52.876301] FS-Cache: Netfs 'nfs' registered for caching messages:Dec 16 17:22:20 server kernel: [ 56.593151] Installing knfsd (copyright (C) 1996 okir@monad.swb.de). messages:Dec 16 17:22:22 server rpc.statd[4784]: Version 1.1.3 Starting messages:Dec 16 17:22:22 server rpc.statd[4784]: Flags: messages:Dec 16 17:22:22 server rpc.statd[4784]: statd running as root. chown /var/lib/nfs/sm to choose different user messages:Dec 16 17:22:22 server kernel: [ 58.340840] NFSD: Using /var/lib/nfs/v4recovery as the NFSv4 state recovery directory messages:Dec 16 17:22:22 server kernel: [ 58.390305] NFSD: starting 90-second grace period warn:Dec 16 17:22:22 server kernel: [ 58.340840] NFSD: Using /var/lib/nfs/v4recovery as the NFSv4 state recovery directory boot.msg: service rpcbind start boot.msg: startproc: execve (/sbin/rpcbind) [ /sbin/rpcbind ], [ DO_FASTBOOT=no CONSOLE=/dev/console SELINUX_INIT=YES ROOTFS_FSTYPE=ext4 SHELL=/bin/sh TERM=linux ROOTFS_FSCK=0 LC_ALL=POSIX INIT_VERSION=sysvinit-2.86 DO_BLOGD=yes REDIRECT=/dev/xvc0 COLUMNS=80 PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin vga=0x31a DO_CONFIRM=no RUNLEVEL=3 resume=/dev/VG0/SWAP PWD=/ SPLASHCFG= DO_QUIET=no PREVLEVEL=N LINES=24 HOME=/ SHLVL=2 DO_FORCEFSCK=no splash=silent SPLASH=no ROOTFS_BLKDEV=/dev/VG0/ROOT _=/sbin/startproc DAEMON=/sbin/rpcbind ] boot.msg:Starting rpcbind done boot.msg: service rpcbind done boot.msg: service nfs start boot.msg: checkproc: /sbin/rpcbind 3786 boot.msg: service nfs done boot.msg: service nfsserver start boot.msg: startproc: execve (/usr/sbin/xinetd) [ /usr/sbin/xinetd -pidfile /var/run/xinetd.init.pid ], [ DO_FASTBOOT=no CONSOLE=/dev/console SELINUX_INIT=YES ROOTFS_FSTYPE=ext4 SHELL=/bin/sh TERM=linux ROOTFS_FSCK=0 LC_ALL=POSIX INIT_VERSION=sysvinit-2.86 DO_BLOGD=yes REDIRECT=/dev/xvc0 COLUMNS=80 PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin vga=0x31a DO_CONFIRM=no RUNLEVEL=3 resume=/dev/VG0/SWAP PWD=/ SPLASHCFG= DO_QUIET=no PREVLEVEL=N LINES=24 HOME=/ SHLVL=2 DO_FORCEFSCK=no splash=silent SPLASH=no ROOTFS_BLKDEV=/dev/VG0/ROOT _=/sbin/startproc DAEMON=/usr/sbin/xinetd ] boot.msg: service ntp start boot.msg: startproc: execve (/usr/sbin/rpc.mountd) [ /usr/sbin/rpc.mountd --no-nfs-version 4 ], [ DO_FASTBOOT=no CONSOLE=/dev/console SELINUX_INIT=YES ROOTFS_FSTYPE=ext4 SHELL=/bin/sh TERM=linux ROOTFS_FSCK=0 LC_ALL=POSIX INIT_VERSION=sysvinit-2.86 DO_BLOGD=yes REDIRECT=/dev/xvc0 COLUMNS=80 PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin vga=0x31a DO_CONFIRM=no RUNLEVEL=3 resume=/dev/VG0/SWAP PWD=/ SPLASHCFG= DO_QUIET=no PREVLEVEL=N LINES=24 HOME=/ SHLVL=2 DO_FORCEFSCK=no splash=silent SPLASH=no ROOTFS_BLKDEV=/dev/VG0/ROOT _=/sbin/startproc DAEMON=/usr/sbin/rpc.mountd ] boot.msg: startproc: execve (/usr/sbin/rpc.statd) [ /usr/sbin/rpc.statd --no-notify ], [ DO_FASTBOOT=no CONSOLE=/dev/console SELINUX_INIT=YES ROOTFS_FSTYPE=ext4 SHELL=/bin/sh TERM=linux ROOTFS_FSCK=0 LC_ALL=POSIX INIT_VERSION=sysvinit-2.86 DO_BLOGD=yes REDIRECT=/dev/xvc0 COLUMNS=80 PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin vga=0x31a DO_CONFIRM=no RUNLEVEL=3 resume=/dev/VG0/SWAP PWD=/ SPLASHCFG= DO_QUIET=no PREVLEVEL=N LINES=24 HOME=/ SHLVL=2 DO_FORCEFSCK=no splash=silent SPLASH=no ROOTFS_BLKDEV=/dev/VG0/ROOT _=/sbin/startproc DAEMON=/usr/sbin/rpc.statd ] boot.msg: service smartd done boot.msg: mountd statd nfsd sm-notifydone boot.msg: service nfsserver doneStarting xend (already running pid 4041) done boot.msg: startproc: execve (/usr/sbin/rpc.rquotad) [ /usr/sbin/rpc.rquotad ], [ DO_FASTBOOT=no CONSOLE=/dev/console SELINUX_INIT=YES ROOTFS_FSTYPE=ext4 SHELL=/bin/sh TERM=linux ROOTFS_FSCK=0 LC_ALL=POSIX INIT_VERSION=sysvinit-2.86 DO_BLOGD=yes REDIRECT=/dev/xvc0 COLUMNS=80 PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin vga=0x31a DO_CONFIRM=no RUNLEVEL=3 resume=/dev/VG0/SWAP PWD=/ SPLASHCFG= DO_QUIET=no PREVLEVEL=N LINES=24 HOME=/ SHLVL=2 DO_FORCEFSCK=no splash=silent SPLASH=no ROOTFS_BLKDEV=/dev/VG0/ROOT _=/sbin/startproc DAEMON=/usr/sbin/rpc.rquotad ] As I said in my OP -- "Which isn't telling me anything that I understand" Do you see anything instructive?

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To get it to work, I have to exec twice,

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exportfs -r     exportfs: Warning: /usr/local/exports does not support NFS export. exportfs -r

No. Just run "rcnfsserver start".

The issue is NOT that the server isn't running after boot, service nfsserver status Checking for kernel based NFS server: mountd running statd running nfsd running the issue is that the exports aren't exported. Running your suggestion results in similar error message,

rcnfsserver start exportfs: Warning: /usr/local/exports does not support NFS export. mountd statd nfsd sm-notify

done

rcnfsserver start mountd statd nfsd sm-notify

done at which point, as before, the exports are correctly exported. My original question remains ... BenDJ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Hi, On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Per Jessen wrote:

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exportfs: Warning: /usr/local/exports does not support NFS export.

Is /usr/local/exports also a mounted filesystem?

No, it's not. It's just a dir that I wish to export. Would it matter if it was?

What does 'exportfs' say after your 2nd attempt?

exportfs /usr/local/exports 192.168.1.7

, that's it. BenDJ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

Post your /etc/exports file, please.

As posted in the OP, cat /etc/exports /usr/local/exports 192.168.1.7(ro,no_root_squash,sync,subtree_check)

And perhaps the mount options of whatever filesystem holds /usr/local/exports.

cat /etc/fstab LABEL=BOOT /boot ext3 noatime,acl,user_xattr 1 2 LABEL=HOME /home ext4 relatime,acl,user_xattr,journal_checksum,barrier=1 1 2 LABEL=ROOT / ext4 relatime,acl,user_xattr,journal_checksum,barrier=1 1 1 LABEL=SWAP swap swap defaults 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 sysfs /sys sysfs noauto 0 0 debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs noauto 0 0 usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs noauto 0 0 devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 0 0 BenDJ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Hi, On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Per Jessen wrote:

We had a thread just recently where loop-mounted ISOs were being exported, and there was something that reminded me of that. Somting about reexport.

Doesn't seem to be the case here, but probly a good read anyway. I'll dig for it. Thanks.

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exportfs   /usr/local/exports                   192.168.1.7

Looks good, so clearly your 2nd exportfs does work - something happens between the 1st and the 2nd.

As well as something NOT happening at boot, it seems. BenDJ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Per Jessen wrote:

Which filesystem is /usr/local/exports ? I was googling a bit and came across someone mentioning that FUSE file-system are not exportable by NFS.

I saw in your other post that it's ext4 - I don't have any ext4 filesystems, but might there be a possibility that that is causing an issue? /Per -- Per Jessen, Zürich (0.0°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Ben DJ wrote:

On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Per Jessen wrote:

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I saw in your other post that it's ext4

Yep, crossed in the mail :-)

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- I don't have any ext4 filesystems, but might there be a possibility that that is causing an issue?

I'd be really surprised, but it's clear I don't currently have much of a clue about what IS causing the issue :-/

I'd be quite surprised too, but ext4 _is_ brand new. Maybe you need a newer nfs server or something? I would try googling that some more - I'm rapidly running out of clues too ;-) /Per -- Per Jessen, Zürich (0.0°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On 16/12/09 20:12, Ben DJ wrote:

On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 12:03 PM, Per Jessen wrote:

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I'd be quite surprised too, but ext4 _is_ brand new.

It's certainly old enough to be declared as stable by @kernel and ship as default FS in @opensuse 11.2 ...

Your point's taken, though.

I am able to export ext4 filesystems using nfs-kernel-server - but using nfsv4. Haven't tried nfsv3, but I can't see why there would be a problem. my ext4 mount options are /mnt/backup ext4 rw,relatime,user_xattr,acl,barrier=1,data=ordered my /etc/exports /mnt/backup *(fsid=0,crossmnt,rw,root_squash,sync,no_subtree_check) I know that doesn't really help, but you might try using nfsv4 just to see ... Regards, Tejas -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday, 2009-12-16 at 12:45 -0800, Ben DJ wrote:

I'm using NFSv3 because NFSv4 was/is problematic: http://linux-nfs.org/pipermail/nfsv4/2009-October/011479.html

I export to a single machine and it works. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkssn2QACgkQtTMYHG2NR9Xl2gCeLsyrAbNYHgS9UFdrY7a7ag/m iT0An2isZc5T7qTxt20ioMCZPR6szo9p =2l4F -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Hi,

Maybe you need a newer nfs server or something?

Fwiw, with upgrade to, 'newer(est?)', nfs-kernel-server-1.1.3-26.1.x86_64 same issue :-/

I'm really tempted to have a look at the exportfs source code. I'd like to understand what that error message really means.  I suspect it's a result of a lower level file-system operation.

I did check my syslog @ & between the 2 execs of 'exportfs -r'. Simply nothing there :-/ BenDJ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday, 2009-12-16 at 11:41 -0800, Ben DJ wrote:

On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 11:34 AM, Per Jessen <> wrote:

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Which filesystem is /usr/local/exports ? I was googling a bit and came across someone mentioning that FUSE file-system are not exportable by NFS.

Acdording to what I've assigned in my /etc/fstab, it's "under" "/", which is just ext4,

If you have diskspace, even small, try creating another type of filesystem there, and exporting just that. Or you could try nfs4 once, to see if that is the issue. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkspTpwACgkQtTMYHG2NR9WeOwCdFxLRivEmqJWK6Yjblfr1XbsC 2vUAniGtJZlBoJsZslWGs7LVmhpQvGaQ =x3bN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org