On Fri, 2008-01-11 at 20:12 +0100, Frank Büttner wrote: > 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) > >>>>><snip> > >>>> 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. > >>>><snip> > After long waiting I get an RPC timeout error What's in your /etc/hosts.{allow | deny}? Even if portmap is running, these files need to have the correct contents. E.g. mine have # hosts.allow This file describes the names of the hosts which are # allowed to use the local INET services, as decided # by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server. # ALL: 192.168.2. 127.0.0. # hosts.deny This file describes the names of the hosts which are # *not* allowed to use the local INET services, as decided # by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server. # # The portmap line is redundant, but it is left to remind you that # the new secure portmap uses hosts.deny and hosts.allow. In # particular you should know that NFS uses portmap! ALL: ALL > <snip sig stuff> HTH -- Bill