[CentOS] service nfs start hangs on CentOS 4

Fri Jan 11 19:12:16 UTC 2008
Frank Büttner <frank-buettner at gmx.net>

Frank Büttner schrieb:
> Milton Calnek schrieb:
>>
>>
>> Frank Büttner wrote:
>>> mike.redan at bell.ca schrieb:
>>>>> Hello when I try to start nfs the command hangs.
>>>>> I have found out, that the problem is, that I set an IP address at 
>>>>> /etc/exports
>>>>> sample:
>>>>> /var/foo XXX.XXX.XXX(some rights)
>>>>> when replace the IP address to * then service nfs start work, but 
>>>>> no one can use the exports.
>>>>> What goes wrong??
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You might want to make sure that the portmap daemon is running.
>>>>
>>>> /etc/init.d/portmap status
>>>>
>>>>  will tell you if it is runnning. If it is not..fire it up.
>>>>
>>
>> Not sure if it's just a notation issue, it may be that nfs will 
>> interpret 3 quads as a class c address.
>> I always use a.b.c.d/n
>>
>> When you specify an IP/net in exports, what does showmount -e show?
>>
>> You know that you have to restart nfs when you make changes to exports 
>> right?
> Yes I know.
> using a.b.c.d/n will let nfs start, but showmount -e will hang:(
> And no client can mount the export:(
> 

After long waiting I get an RPC timeout error


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