Hello,

I am setting up an NFS server in slackware 9.0.

All looks okay (hosts.allow, etc/exports) but on my other computer I get
the error:
# mount 192.168.0.3:/home /nfs
mount: RPC: Remote systeem fout (FIXME) - Verbinding geweigerd

For those who don't speak Dutch , this means connection refused.

I want to check the status of the server with rpcinfo, but this is not
available. I am right about that this wasn't included in the package, or
did I install the package wrongly??

I know the changelog for vs. 9.0 says:

Mon Oct 21 17:51:04 PDT 2002
a/smartmontools-5.0_10-i386-1.tgz: Replaces smartsuite package.
n/nfs-utils-0.3.3-i386-3.tgz: In /etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd, don't test for
NFSv3 with rpcinfo, as this does not work with new development kernels.


So I assume that they deliberetely did not put the rpcinfo in . So okay,
what other ways are there to check the status of the NFS server ????


Greetings, Edward Hage

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In alt.os.linux.slackware, edward hage dared to utter,
> All looks okay (hosts.allow, etc/exports) but on my other computer I get
> the error:
> # mount 192.168.0.3:/home /nfs
> mount: RPC: Remote systeem fout (FIXME) - Verbinding geweigerd

Could you perhaps show us what you've got in those files so we can
ensure that the syntax is correct? Also, do you have /etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd
executable? Did you restart nfsd with /etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd restart? A
little more information here is required to fully diagnose the problem.

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It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
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Hello Alan,

Thanks for the reply. Here more info:
192.168.0.3 = number computer with problems
192.168.0.2 = number computer no problems

I did a '/etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd restart' and the following message was
printed on screen:

Starting NFS services:
/usr/sbin/exportfs -r
exportfs: No 'sync' or 'async' option specified for export
"192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0:/home".
Assuming default behaviour ('sync').
NOTE: this default has changed from previous versions
/usr/sbin/rpc.rquotad
Cannot register service: RPC: Unable to receive; errno = Connection refused
rpc.quoatad: unable to register (RQUOTAPROG, RQUOTAVERS, udp).
/usr/sbin/rpc.nfsd 8

And then it 'hangs' itself for a few minutes!!!!
Then it resumes with the text:

Cannot register service: RPC: Unable to receive; errno = Connection refused
/usr/sbin/rpc.lockd
/usr/sbin/rpc.statd

And the prompt again.

When I do 'showmount' the following message appears:
mount clntudp_create: RPC: Port mapper failure - RPC: Unable to receive

My /etc/exports:
/home 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0(rw)

My /etc/hosts.allow:
portmap: 192.168.0.1 , 192.168.0.2
lockd: 192.168.0.1 , 192.168.0.2
rquotad: 192.168.0.1 , 192.168.0.2
mountd: 192.168.0.1 , 192.168.0.2
statd: 192.168.0.1 , 192.168.0.2

My /etc/hosts.deny is empty

I hope this is enough info to understand the problem.
My consern is that I don't have rpcinfo and that it may be because of a
poor installation ?!

Greetings, Edward Hage

Alan Hicks wrote:
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>>All looks okay (hosts.allow, etc/exports) but on my other computer I get
>>the error:
>># mount 192.168.0.3:/home /nfs
>>mount: RPC: Remote systeem fout (FIXME) - Verbinding geweigerd
>
>
> Could you perhaps show us what you've got in those files so we can
> ensure that the syntax is correct? Also, do you have /etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd
> executable? Did you restart nfsd with /etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd restart? A
> little more information here is required to fully diagnose the problem.
>
> - --
> It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
> Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
> Ecclesiastes 7:5
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Stop top posting. It's rude and unappreciated, as is failing to trim
your replies. Post your replies in-line to the message content as I do
below.

In alt.os.linux.slackware, edward hage dared to utter,
> I did a '/etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd restart' and the following message was
> printed on screen:
>
> Starting NFS services:
> /usr/sbin/exportfs -r
> exportfs: No 'sync' or 'async' option specified for export
> "192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0:/home".
> Assuming default behaviour ('sync').
> NOTE: this default has changed from previous versions
> /usr/sbin/rpc.rquotad
> Cannot register service: RPC: Unable to receive; errno = Connection refused
> rpc.quoatad: unable to register (RQUOTAPROG, RQUOTAVERS, udp).
> /usr/sbin/rpc.nfsd 8

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...22&btnG=Search

Fifth or sixth link from the top. Always always always google any error
messages you see.

> When I do 'showmount' the following message appears:
> mount clntudp_create: RPC: Port mapper failure - RPC: Unable to receive

If I had to venture a guess, port mapper isn't running.

- --
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:5
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edward hage <edha@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> /usr/sbin/exportfs -r
> exportfs: No 'sync' or 'async' option specified for export
> "192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0:/home".
> Assuming default behaviour ('sync').

Add a "sync" option to your exports file to eliminate this warning.

> Cannot register service: RPC: Unable to receive; errno = Connection refused
> rpc.quoatad: unable to register (RQUOTAPROG, RQUOTAVERS, udp).

That sounds like your portmapper (rpc.portmap) isn't running, and then you
DON'T have got any rpc services (so no NFS, no remote quota, etc.).

> My /etc/exports:
> /home 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0(rw)

As I said, make that (rw,sync)

> My /etc/hosts.allow:
> portmap: 192.168.0.1 , 192.168.0.2

NO , between IP addresses !!
Seeing your "exports" I would make it 192.168.0.
(which means .* ) or otherwise just a list of IP addresses:
portmap: 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.2
and the same for the other ones. Probably the "scan" of the wrappers
now ends at the , and they never see the .2 address.
We mostly do it this way, as it's a private net anyway:
ALL: 192.168.0.

> I hope this is enough info to understand the problem.
> My consern is that I don't have rpcinfo and that it may be because of a
> poor installation ?!

/usr/sbin/rpcinfo should be in your "glibc-2.*" package, if you _only_
installed "glibc-solibs-2.*" you will not have got it (that package only
installes the shared libraries, not "the rest").
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