gnome-shell + nfsv4 = problems?!

Dr. Michael J. Chudobiak mjc at avtechpulse.com
Tue Aug 23 20:38:18 UTC 2011


> I've been testing F15/gnome-shell on my desktop, and it works great...
> except when I install it on a second user's desktop, everything slows to
> a crawl, sometimes freezing the shells altogether. I can tell when
> another gnome-shell system is in use, because mine freezes!
>
> All users have nfsv4-mounted home folders on an F15 server. The systems
> are acting like network problems are happening. If I Ctrl+F2 to a text
> console, the local system is responsive, but directory listings of
> remote folders are sluggish.

Maybe I should re-phrase the question...

Does anyone have a working network of multiple simultaneous users 
running gnome-shell and firefox, served from home folders on a nfsv4 
server (all F15)?

- Mike



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