[Bug 1011552] Re: when mounting a nfs share the error message is not helping

[sebastian-s]

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Title:
  when mounting a nfs share the error message is not helping

Status in “nfs-utils” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hi there,

  I had this problem a couple of times already and it seems that others
  have it too, ref http://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=2423

  When mounting a NFS share a stock Ubuntu 12.04 does give the follwing
  error:

  mount -t nfs 192.168.5.10:/Public /public
  mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on 192.168.5.10:/Public,

  This error message is not really helping as the only problem there is is the missing package nfs-commons.
  Once this is installed the mount works.

  The message given by mount should be more clear. e.g. 
  mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on xx.xx.xx.xx:/ZZ, package "nfs-commons" required for mounting of nfs shares

  
  I've reported this with 'apport-bug nfs-common' so I don't know why nfs-utils is listed now.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: nfs-common 1:1.2.5-3ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic 3.2.16
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Jun 11 21:11:10 2012
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: nfs-utils
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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