Slackware 14.1 server + client : can't mount NFS share

kikinovak · 04-30-2014, 05:59 AM

Hi,

I just installed a Slackware 14.1 server and client, and I can't seem to mount the exported /home NFS share. Here's the client's error message:

Code:

[root@poste-nico:~] # mount -v -t nfs grossebertha:/home/ /mnt/
mount.nfs: timeout set for Wed Apr 30 11:55:39 2014
mount.nfs: trying text-based options 'addr=192.168.2.1'
mount.nfs: prog 100003, trying vers=3, prot=6
mount.nfs: trying 192.168.2.1 prog 100003 vers 3 prot TCP port 2049
mount.nfs: prog 100005, trying vers=3, prot=17
mount.nfs: trying 192.168.2.1 prog 100005 vers 3 prot UDP port 32767

I've setup countless NFS shares before on Slackware 13.37 and Slackware 14.0, without any problems. This is the first time I encounter this sort of error. I'm more or less clueless.

Any suggestions ?

Alien Bob · 04-30-2014, 06:03 AM

Perhaps you can share your configuration on said server and client.

kikinovak · 04-30-2014, 06:20 AM

I'm pretty much following my own documentation on the Slackware Documentation Project. This was initially written for Slackware 13.37, then updated for Slackware 14.0. I don't know if something's changed under the hood for Slackware 14.1.

http://docs.slackware.com/howtos:net...aming_profiles

Not much to say about the server. I've defined static ports in order to use NFS with a firewall. Anyway, I've disabled the firewall for testing purposes, and the problem doesn't come from this side apparently. It's also not a TCP wrapper problem. I've commented out everything in hosts.allow and hosts.deny just to be on the safe side.

Here's my /etc/exports:

Code:

# /etc/exports
/home 192.168.2.2(rw,no_subtree_check)

The relevant demons (rc.rpc and rc.nfsd) are running on the server.

On the client, rc.rpc is activated and running.

kikinovak · 04-30-2014, 06:23 AM

I forgot to add: this is a very old server for demo purposes. P-III 500 MHz with 110 MB RAM. But then, this shouldn't be a problem.

rogan · 05-03-2014, 07:33 AM

I've tried it the way you do, exporting from a 32-bit machine, mounting on a 64-bit machine.
Both on slackware14.1.
Everything seems to be ok so far. Maybe one difference: I have "everything" running on both
machines since this is behind a firewall (all network related rc's).
You probably didn't forget to restart rc.nfsd after a exports change so I won't bother you
asking that

Ill try exporting 64-32 now...

EDIT1:
Your problem is confirmed here.
Mounting an nfs share from my 64-bit machine on my 32-bit machine
does not work !
I'll try to investigate why. This is strange because I have had it working
before. Maybe a patch broke something ?? (all the latest patches here).

EDIT2:
For some reason my rpc portmapper wasn't doing it's job. Once I got
it going again everything started working. It's not supposed to just
die is it ?

kikinovak · 05-03-2014, 08:06 AM

There must be something rotten on this server. But then, I've been using it for demo purposes with crash simulations etc. for the past two months. I guess I must have shot myself in the foot at some point. I'll make a clean installation on monday and see how I fare with that.