On Friday 19 Aug 2011 15:39:12 Anne Wilson wrote: > I have just upgraded my server from CentOS 5 to CentOS 6 and am having > connectivity problems. My laptop runs Fedora 14, and I have been in the > habit of mounting data partitions on my server by fstab entries. Since > the update I've not been able to do that. On watching the messages during > a reboot I saw a statement that the connection was denied by the server > (where are those messages stored so that I can quote accurately?). > > I have temporarily disabled both the firewall and selinux, and the problem > persists, so clearly they are not the cause. Logwatch has the following > section which may or may not be connected: > > --------------------- Connections (secure-log) Begin > ------------------------ > > > Userhelper executed applications: > anne -> system-config-users as root: 1 Time(s) > > **Unmatched Entries** > polkitd(authority=local): Operator of unix- > session:/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2 successfully authenticated as > unix-user:root to gain TEMPORARY authorization for action > org.fedoraproject.config.firewall.auth for system-bus-name::1.88 > [/usr/bin/python /usr/bin/system-config-firewall] (owned by > unix-user:anne): 1 Time(s) > polkitd(authority=local): Registered Authentication Agent for session > /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session1 (system bus name :1.24 > [/usr/libexec/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1], object path > /org/gnome/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8): 1 Time(s) > polkitd(authority=local): Registered Authentication Agent for session > /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2 (system bus name :1.45 > [/usr/libexec/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1], object path > /org/gnome/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_GB.utf8): 1 Time(s) > polkitd(authority=local): Unregistered Authentication Agent for session > /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session1 (system bus name :1.24, object path > /org/gnome/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8) > (disconnected from bus): 1 Time(s) > polkitd(authority=local): Unregistered Authentication Agent for session > /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session6 (system bus name :1.214, object path > /org/gnome/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_GB.utf8) (disconnected > from bus): 1 Time(s) > > ---------------------- Connections (secure-log) End > ------------------------- > > An example fstab line is > > /Data1 /nfs4exports/Data1 none bind 0 0 > > Under CentOS 5 this was mounted by the exports line: > > /nfs4exports/Data1 192.168.0.0/24(rw,insecure,no_subtree_check,nohide) > > Following advice, I have changed this to: > > /Data1/ 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0 *(rw,sync,insecure,no_all_squash) > > That hasn't helped at all. > > I'm completely at a loss, and really need to get this connection working > again. I've done lots of googling and reading, but just feel to be digging > an ever-deeper hole. All help appreciated. > I was certain I had missed some steps in setting up the exports, but simply could not remember them. Nor could I find the guide that got me started before. This morning I found it. I cannot recommend this guide too highly - so you might like to bookmark it for a reference sheet - for next time someone asks you for help :-) http://www.crazysquirrel.com/computing/debian/servers/setting-up-nfs4.jspx Thanks, everyone, for trying to help. Anne