mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting

[wfischer]

A couple of months ago, I setup NFS using the instructions here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpNFSHowTo
I did not set up any automounting, I've just been manually mounting. 2 days ago, it worked fine. I went to bed, and while I was sleeping there was a power outage. I turned on both computers when I woke up, and now I get this:

will@keta:~$ sudo mount 192.168.1.100:/home/cori/Music /home/will/remoteMusic
[sudo] password for will:
mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting 192.168.1.100:/home/cori/Music

Since I didn't change anything, I have no idea why it stopped working. I'd really appreciate any help, as it's very quiet without my music!

[sithlord48]

Re: mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting

be sure the server is running the nfs-kernel-server
[code=run in konsole/terminal]sudo /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server start[/code] it will either start the service or it will tell you its already running (if running try /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server restart)

good luck.

[wfischer]

Re: mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting

It was already running, I restarted it, still get the same error message.

[sithlord48]

Re: mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting

best i could tell you is to check your servers exports file be sure that you either allow access to everybody , or at very least the client your trying to connect., also check your portmap config.. looks like something got messed up in a conf file. check it all over good(go back through the same steps). be sure its correct.. then try again , my nfs sever has been on for over a year w/ no complaints, (started as a 8.04 machine now its 9.04), once it was set up it worked... (much as yours did for those 2 weeks). maybe your just missing a service running. also check on the client that its using the proper method of login to your nfs.

[wfischer]

Re: mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting

server's /etc/exports:

/home 192.168.0.0/192.168.1.149(rw,sync,no_subtree_check)
/usr/local 192.168.0.0/192.168.1.149(rw,sync,no_subtree_check)

client's /etc/hosts.allow:

portmap : 192.168.1.100

clients /etc/hosts.deny:

portmap : ALL

All the same as it was before, nothing's been changed, but I still get access denied.

[wfischer]

Re: mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting

Incidentally, I just checked and the UIDs are the same for both client and server

[wfischer]

Re: mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting

bump

[sithlord48]

Re: mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting

have you made any progress on this ?

[tnorris]

Re: mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting

My exports look a little differently than yours. I export them to all machines on my network as follows:

/music 192.168.1.0/24(rw,async)

I'm not sure if the way you specified works?

[sithlord48]

Re: mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting

the way above shares only to one client, you can share more by adding the ip w/ options after or doing a range such as your music share appears.

[wfischer]

Re: mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting

have you made any progress on this ?

No, none at all.

[mfburgo]

Re: mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting

have you tried on the server as root entering the command exportfs -a

then try to connect

Just curious since you had a power failure just as another try. If it fails check the syslog and dmesg for messages

[wfischer]

Re: mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting

exportfs -a didn't work.

Where can I find the logs you mentioned?

[tnorris]

Re: mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting

Here's my notes on how to make NFS work, including the original links I used to get it working. May want to take a look at these:

Server
sudo vi /etc/exports
sudo exportfs -ra
showmount -e
if updated portmap
	sudo /etc/init.d/portmap restart
	sudo /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server restart

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=249889
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpNFSHowTo

[mfburgo]

Re: mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting

in /var/log/ is the syslog

you can type dmesg at the command prompt.