Mike Yates wrote: > >>What is the contents of /etc/exports on 'hs8' ? > > > at present:- > #/data 172.26.0.6(rw,no_root_squash) > /data hs6(rw,sync,mp,no_root_squash,sec=none) > /backup 172.26.0.6(rw,sync,mp,no_root_squash) Can 'hs8' resolve 'hs6' to 172.26.0.6 ?? In your previous post you reported that hs8 logged: Nov 29 12:47:52 hs8 mountd[2255]: authenticated mount request from 172.26.0.6:617 for /data (/data) On my machines, the server reports 'authenticated mount requests' from a hostname, not an IP address. However, I guess you have already tested that given the commented out line in /etc/exports James Pearson