nfs server not working with 6.2-RELEASE

[Jonathan Horne]

On Saturday 13 January 2007 17:47, Jonathan Horne wrote:
> On 1/13/07, Jay Chandler <chandler at chapman.edu> wrote:
> > Jonathan Horne wrote:
> > > updated my NFS server to 6.2-RELEASE last night.  today, i find that
> > > freebsd
> > > or linux clinets alike, are all getting:
> > >
> > > athena:/usr/src: RPCPROG_MNT: RPC: Timed out
> > >
> > > i cant think of what to check.  the nfs server has this in the
> > > /etc/rc.conf:
> > >
> > > rpcbind_enable="YES"
> > > nfs_server_enable="YES"
> > > mountd_flags="-r"
> > >
> > > my uname:
> > > FreeBSD athena.dfwlp.com 6.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE #0: Fri Jan 12
> > > 19:53:23 CST 2007     root at athena.dfwlp.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ATHENA
> > > i386
> > >
> > > my /etc/exports:
> > > [root at athena ~]# cat /etc/exports
> > > /usr -alldirs -maproot=root -network=192.168.1 -mask=255.255.255.0
> > > /opt -alldirs -maproot=root -network=192.168.1 -mask=255.255.255.0
> > >
> > > frustrating as all get out, as im troubleshooting another totally
> > > enigmatic
> > > problem on both of my linux servers (which i wont bother to post about
> > > here).  but since my BSD box is my file server, im needing to get into
> > > those
> > > NFS mounts, so one problem is preventing the other from being solved.
> > >
> > > if anyone can help me shed light on this, i would really appreciated
> > > it.
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > > jonathan
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> > Check /var/log./messages and /var/log/dmesg for anything irregular.
> >
> > --
> > Jay Chandler
> > Network Administrator, Chapman University
> > 714.628.7249 / chandler at chapman.edu
> > Today's Excuse: dynamic software linking table corrupted
>
> well i may have come up with one possibility, my temporary dns server only
> has copied of my forward domains, and not my reverse.  as soon as i have my
> main DNS servers back online again, ill be retesting.

well, it turns out, that i totally "newb'd" myself.  long story short...

i build myself an emergency DNS server, and since i planned only to use it 
while my main DNS servers were down (and, when they are down, they are both 
usually down at the same time), i didnt replicate my reverse zones over to 
it, only my forward zones.  turns out, nfs requires the reverse record or it 
doesnt seem to work right anymore.

in my typical fashion... i spent days troubleshooting all the most complicated 
configurations that could be throwing me a monkey wrench (culminating with a 
reinstall of my VMware Server)... instead of starting with the easiest thing 
first.

as i laugh as myself,
Jonathan