I'm having trouble setting up NFS between two Suse 9.0 boxes. One is set up as the server and one is set up as the client. When I use YAST to set up the client I get this error message: Unable to mount NFS entries from /etc/fstab. This is the entry in /etc/fstab: Cosmos3:/home/adriel /mnt nfs defaults 0 0 I also tried this: # mount -t reiserfs Cosmos3:/home/adriel /mnt mount: special device Cosmos3:/home/adriel does not exist But it didn't work, does this mean that the server is not on line? Every time I use YAST on the server box to set up the server, the configuration window for NFS has 'Start NFS Server' checked. Does this mean the server has not been started? How can I tell if the server is running? Thanks, Jerome
On Thursday 05 February 2004 08:25, Jerome Lyles wrote:
How can I tell if the server is running?
Eg. open the Yast runlevel editor, scroll down to the nfs-scripts (nfs, nfslock, nfsserver). The second column (Running) actually tells you the status. Runlevels 3 & 5 should be checked. If it is not running, select nfsserver and click Start. The result window will tell you if there's a problem. Marty --- If it ain't broken, let me have a look.
On Wednesday 04 February 2004 08:50 pm, Smartyone wrote:
On Thursday 05 February 2004 08:25, Jerome Lyles wrote:
How can I tell if the server is running?
Eg. open the Yast runlevel editor, scroll down to the nfs-scripts (nfs, nfslock, nfsserver). The second column (Running) actually tells you the status. Runlevels 3 & 5 should be checked.
If it is not running, select nfsserver and click Start. The result window will tell you if there's a problem.
Marty
--- If it ain't broken, let me have a look.
Thanks, I never used this module before. The nfsserver service is enabled on the server and nfs is enabled on the client. However I get this message when I refresh the clients nfs service: /etc/init.d/nfs status returned 3 (program is stopped.) Checking for mounted nfs shares (from /etc/fstab):..unused And this message when I refresh my nfsserver: /etc/init.d/nfs status returned 0 (program is running): Checking for NFS server: ..running Thanks, Jerome
On Thursday 05 February 2004 8:04 am, Jerome Lyles wrote:
On Wednesday 04 February 2004 08:50 pm, Smartyone wrote:
On Thursday 05 February 2004 08:25, Jerome Lyles wrote:
How can I tell if the server is running?
Eg. open the Yast runlevel editor, scroll down to the nfs-scripts (nfs, nfslock, nfsserver). The second column (Running) actually tells you the status. Runlevels 3 & 5 should be checked.
If it is not running, select nfsserver and click Start. The result window will tell you if there's a problem.
Marty
--- If it ain't broken, let me have a look.
Thanks, I never used this module before. The nfsserver service is enabled on the server and nfs is enabled on the client. However I get this message when I refresh the clients nfs service:
/etc/init.d/nfs status returned 3 (program is stopped.) Checking for mounted nfs shares (from /etc/fstab):..unused
And this message when I refresh my nfsserver:
/etc/init.d/nfs status returned 0 (program is running): Checking for NFS server: ..running Thanks, Jerome
Are you using a firewall (i.e. SuSEfirewall2)? I found that I couldn't mount my nfs partition with the firewall running. If you are running the firewall, try turning it off and then try mounting your nfs partitions. Not a solution, just something for you to try. Eddie
On Thursday 05 February 2004 10:04, Jerome Lyles wrote:
I get this message when I refresh the clients nfs service:
/etc/init.d/nfs status returned 3 (program is stopped.) Checking for mounted nfs shares (from /etc/fstab):..unused
And this message when I refresh my nfsserver:
/etc/init.d/nfs status returned 0 (program is running): Checking for NFS server: ..running
OK, so the server is running. However, you must also check that the nfs ports (i.e. 2049/udp) are actually mapped to nfs (and that requests to those ports are not filtered in a firewall or so). BTW: The portmapper is required for the client, too (and a few other daemons), so you'd better take a look in the NFS-HowTo. Usually in file://usr/share/doc/howto/en/html/NFS-HOWTO/index.html /Marty
On Thursday 05 February 2004 06:25 am, Jerome Lyles wrote:
I'm having trouble setting up NFS between two Suse 9.0 boxes. One is set up as the server and one is set up as the client. When I use YAST to set up the client I get this error message:
Unable to mount NFS entries from /etc/fstab.
This is the entry in /etc/fstab:
Cosmos3:/home/adriel /mnt nfs defaults 0 0
I also tried this:
# mount -t reiserfs Cosmos3:/home/adriel /mnt mount: special device Cosmos3:/home/adriel does not exist
But it didn't work, does this mean that the server is not on line? Every time I use YAST on the server box to set up the server, the configuration window for NFS has 'Start NFS Server' checked. Does this mean the server has not been started? How can I tell if the server is running?
The command 'rcnfsserver status' will tell you if it's running. You can also use 'exportfs' to list current nfs exports, and rpcinfo can be very useful for diagnosing these issues. See the manpages for rpcinfo and exportfs to find out more. Also, are you running a firewall on one or both boxes? Lastly, IME nfs does not coesist well with reiserfs but YMMV. HTH Dylan
Thanks, Jerome
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