[Bug 791588] Re: no idmapd for nfs4-clients

[Michael Casadevall]

** Also affects: nfs-utils (Ubuntu Quantal)
   Importance: Medium
       Status: Triaged

** Also affects: nfs-utils (Ubuntu Precise)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: nfs-utils (Ubuntu Oneiric)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  no idmapd for nfs4-clients

Status in “nfs-utils” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “nfs-utils” source package in Oneiric:
  New
Status in “nfs-utils” source package in Precise:
  New
Status in “nfs-utils” source package in Quantal:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Hello!

  Thought this one is bug-report for nfs-common. (And I really typed
  "ubuntu-bug nfs-common" - I'm innocent! I was redirected!)

  I have a debian nfs-server that uses nfs4 and it isn't possible for
  ubuntu to use nfs4-mounts properly, because idmapd won't start
  although it's configured in /etc/default/nfs-common:

  #######################
  $ cat /etc/default/nfs-common 

  NEED_STATD=
  STATDOPTS=
  NEED_IDMAPD=yes
  NEED_GSSD=

  #######################

  A "ps aux" executed on both server and client shows that on the server rpc.idmapd is running, but on the client side it's not.
  Executing rpc.idmapd on the client manually fails:

  #######################
  $ sudo rpc.idmapd -fv

  rpc.idmapd: libnfsidmap: using domain: localdomain

  rpc.idmapd: libnfsidmap: loaded plugin
  /usr/lib/libnfsidmap/nsswitch.so for method nsswitch

  rpc.idmapd: Expiration time is 600 seconds.
  rpc.idmapd: Opened /proc/net/rpc/nfs4.nametoid/channel
  rpc.idmapd: Opened /proc/net/rpc/nfs4.idtoname/channel
  rpc.idmapd: main: (/var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs/nfs): No such file or directory

  #######################

  Easy workaround: create that directory!

  #######################
  $ sudo mkdir /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs/nfs

  #######################

  Unfortunately, this doesn't fix the problem on all ubuntu machines. I
  have three of them: A Powermac G4 with an Ubuntu 11.04 fallback Gnome
  2.x-Desktop, a 64bit-machine as a HTPC with a minimal Ubuntu
  installation running XBMC and a netbook with Unity-Desktop. The first
  two do, the netbook doesn't. Could be a problem with WLAN (the netbook
  is not cable-connected) or the server configuration. Got to check a
  few things here…

  But one thing's clear: As long as the package nfs-common doesn't
  create a /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs/nfs directory, idmapd won't start and
  there is no chance to get nfs4 working properly.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: nfs-common 1:1.2.2-4ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-9.43-powerpc 2.6.38.4
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-9-powerpc ppc
  Architecture: powerpc
  Date: Wed Jun  1 21:39:56 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release powerpc (20101008)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=de_DE:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: nfs-utils
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-03 (28 days ago)

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