mount.nfs: Either use '-o nolock' to keep locks local, or start statd.

vaisakh · 02-20-2014, 03:55 AM

Hello,

Whenever I try to mount nfs share to my local machine i get an error saying "mount.nfs: Either use '-o nolock' to keep locks local, or start statd" can anyone help me fix this.

Reagards,
vaisakh

Spect73 · 02-21-2014, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by vaisakh

Hello,

Whenever I try to mount nfs share to my local machine i get an error saying "mount.nfs: Either use '-o nolock' to keep locks local, or start statd" can anyone help me fix this.

Reagards,
vaisakh

I'm assuming you are attempting to mount an nfs volume from a linux machine. If so, you must either add the '-o nolock' to the mount command, or start the statd daemon. Use 'man statd' to see an fairly good explanation of why one or the other is needed.