[NTLUG:Discuss] Basic NFS question

[MadHat]

"Alex D. Coker" wrote:
> 
> Christopher Browne wrote:
> 
> > Is it correct to assume that there _is_ an nfsd?  It is possible that
> > it might be using the kernel NFS implementation, in which case things
> > might be a tad different...
> >
> > I'd suggest that you restart NFS services "from scratch;" this likely
> > involves heading to /etc/rc.d/init.d, or something fairly similar
> > in name to that, and doing something like:
> >   "./nfsd restart"
> > for whatever services you see in the init area that are relevant.
> >
> 
> This may indeed be the situation. I looked in /etc/rc.d/init.d and found nfs, but
> not nfsd. Does that mean that it's a kernel NFS? Either way, it still isn't
> working. I checked and rpc.portmap is running. rpc.nfsd was not, so I started the
> daemon.
> 

nfs in the init.d directory starts nfsd and mountd and exportfs


It just sounds like your portmapper isn't getting started.

/etc/rc.d/init.d/portmap start

On both client and server, then try again.  That is how the NFS boxes
talk to connect.

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