I wnat to mount UNIX path from the RH linux , i have edit /etc/exports file and run "exports -a" , but still find the below error, can suggest how to fix ? thx.

mount: RPC: Unable to receive; errno = Connection refused

nfs is not running, or you have it blocked by a firewall

I have recently upgraded from Linux Redhat 7.2 to 9.0 on my Laptop and I am having trouble remotely mounting my Desktop directories. The Desktop has not been changed so I am sure the problem is in my new Redhat 9.0.

Here is the relevant line in my /etc/fstab:

spin:/ /mnt/spin nfs noauto,user,intr 0 0

so this means mounting the machine called spin (Desktop) onto the (EXISTING) directory /mnt/spin in the Laptop. By the way, "spin" runs Redhat 7.2.

When I attempt

% mount /mnt/spin

I get the error message

mount: RPC: Timed out

after some delay. The curious thing is that the file
/var/log/messages on "spin" (the server) gets appended with the line

Sep 2 13:32:45 spin rpc.mountd: authenticated mount request from <client IP>:999 for / (/)

which seems to indicate that the "server is willing to serve".

Please help if you can!

Ruy

restart portmap

service portmap restart

if this fails to help maybe you can try with the ip address and watch the log file on the nfs server

try to bypass fstab


mount 192.168.0.2:/ /mnt/spin

Dear David,

Thanks for your time, but unfortunately it did not seem to work. Here is a log of the session where I attempted to follow your suggestions. Please note "exel" is the client laptop (running Redhat 9.0) and "spin" the server desktop (running Redhat 7.2).

[root@exel ~]# ssh root@spin
root@spin's password:
Last login: Wed Sep 3 10:48:04 2003 from exel

[root@spin ~]# service portmap restart
Stopping portmapper: [ OK ]
Starting portmapper: [ OK ]

[root@spin ~]# tail /var/log/messages
...
Sep 3 10:49:05 spin sshd(pam_unix)[11946]: session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Sep 3 10:49:13 spin portmap: portmap shutdown succeeded
Sep 3 10:49:13 spin portmap: portmap startup succeeded

[root@spin ~]# exit
logout
Connection to spin closed.

[root@exel ~]# service portmap restart
Stopping portmapper: [ OK ]
Starting portmapper: [ OK ]

[root@exel ~]# tail /var/log/messages
...
Sep 3 10:50:01 exel portmap: portmap shutdown succeeded
Sep 3 10:50:01 exel portmap: portmap startup succeeded

[root@exel ~]# mount <SPIN IP ADDRESS>:/ /mnt/spin
(about 30 seconds delay)
mount: RPC: Timed out

[root@exel ~]# ssh root@spin
root@spin's password:
Last login: Wed Sep 3 10:49:05 2003 from exel

[root@spin ~]# tail /var/log/messages
...
Sep 3 10:49:05 spin sshd(pam_unix)[11946]: session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Sep 3 10:49:13 spin portmap: portmap shutdown succeeded
Sep 3 10:49:13 spin portmap: portmap startup succeeded
Sep 3 10:49:28 spin sshd(pam_unix)[11946]: session closed for user root
Sep 3 10:50:01 spin rpc.mountd: authenticated mount request from <SPIN IP ADDRESS>:787 for / (/)
Sep 3 10:50:19 spin last message repeated 6 times
Sep 3 10:50:43 spin sshd(pam_unix)[12010]: session opened for user root by (uid=0)

Sorry I replaced the IP address for privacy.

Someone told me there are different versions of NFS and this could be the cause of my problems. But I cannot get any followup on this :-(

Ruy

I ran into a problem a while back like this, I can't remember exactly what the difference was. But I did need to rephrase the shares in /etc/exports before it would work


try this

create an empty folder and setup /etc/exports like this

/nfstest *(rw,sync)


and run exportfs -a