mount.nfs:connection timed out

[Fred Roller]

Linda wrote:
> Fred Roller wrote:
>   
>> Linda wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> I'am looking for suggestions to solve a nfs problem. I did the updates 
>>> of 8.04.3 LTS  that required a reboot this week. I have several 
>>> directories that are shared via nfs. After I rebooted the machines one 
>>> of the nfs directories would not mount on the client. The directory is 
>>> for an external usb hard drive used for backups. I tried unmounting the 
>>> directory and remounting it on the server than doing a exportfs -rav It 
>>> shows it exports the directory to the right ip address. However the 
>>> client continues to give me the error mount.nfs.connection:connection 
>>> timed out. I am at a loss to why this one directory will not mount on 
>>> the client when all the other nfs directories are working fine. The usb 
>>> drive is properly mounted on the server. Any ideas on what could be 
>>> going on?
>>>           Thanks
>>>             Linda
>>>
>>>   
>>>     
>>>       
>> Have you tried mounting to a different client to rule out a client issue?
>>
>>   
>>     
> I will try exporting it to an additional client, but the client that is 
> giving the error message is mounting the other nfs directories from the 
> same server without a problem
>
>   
Do that and take a thorough look at the permissions the directory has 
set.  Alot of my nfs issues turned out  to be ownership or permissions; 
especially since the directory in question is a usb drive.  Apologies if 
this seems simple, just going through TS process.

-- 
Fred
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