On May 12, 2009, at 3:43 PM, Randall R Schulz wrote:
Hi,
It seems like a routine thing, but I can't find any information.
Given an NFS share (server-side) and an fstab entry (client-side) that can be successfully mounted manually, what must be done on the cliet side to get that share mounted during reboot?
Is the NFS server booting at the same time as the NFS client? If so, you cannot do this. It is a known issue. The problem is that the NFS server that is also booting will, when it's networking starts, and before its NFS server starts, reply to the client's nfs request in such a way that the client stops trying to mount. The client does not try again. I fought with this a year or so ago. What is needed is that the server network does NOT reply to NFS requests before its own NFS is up. But that is not what happens. I have checked what the client is told. So, I must mount the things later. Another option suggested at the time was to use automount so they will be mounted when accessed. That is probably the proper solution anyway. OTOH, if the server is already up, then this should work fine. It does for me on an OpenSUSE box with no customization and just standard entries in the /etc/fstab. Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Kapellgränd 7 P.O. Box 4205 SE-102 65 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 8-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 And remember: It is RSofT and there is always something under construction. It is like talking about large city with all constructions finished. Not impossible, but very unlikely. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org