[clue-tech] NFS problems anyone?

[David L. Anselmi]

Collins Richey wrote:
> The problem appeared this morning when I needed to restart NFS on a
> related server to change the mount status of it's directories (let's
> call this server D and directory D4.

If you put D back the way it was, does that help?

> This server does not share D1, D2, or D3, but all of the servers that
> mount D1, D2, D3 also mount D4. As soon as I restarted NFS on D and
> attempted to restart netfs on another server (E), E refused to mount
> D1, D2, D3 claiming that server refused due to permissions. All other
> servers and work stations continue to use the NFS mounted D1, D2, D3,
> D4 continue to work with no errors. Any system that is booted or
> netfs restarted, declines to mount D1, D2, D3, but D4 mounts OK.

What did you change on the client side (E or others) to pick up the 
change that made D4 available?  This suggests that something client side 
was changed incorrectly and gets picked up on restart.

If the clients weren't changed then putting D back the way it was (and 
restarting the clients) should make D1-3 work again, at least.  Then you 
can focus on the details of the change you made.

HTH,
Dave