Error mount NFS -- nfs4_get_rootfh

[Geoffrey Leach]

On 01/04/2012 09:23:58 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 01/05/2012 01:13 PM, Geoffrey Leach wrote:
> > On 01/04/2012 08:55:28 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> >> On 01/05/2012 12:49 PM, Geoffrey Leach wrote:
> >>> On 01/04/2012 08:31:19 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> >>>> On 01/05/2012 12:15 PM, Geoffrey Leach wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Quick question while I ponder....
> >>>>
> >>>> You have 2 systems, pvr and mtranch.  Which is the "server" and
> >> which
> >>>> is
> >>>> the "client"?
> >>>>
> >>>> I thought mtranch was the server and pvr was the client.  Yet,
> >> below
> >>>> suggests otherwise.
> >>>>
> >>>>> Telnet testing
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Server:
> >>>>> # telnet -d pvr 2049
> >>>>> Trying 192.168.10.4...
> >>>>> Connected to pvr.
> >>>>> Escape character is '^]'.
> >>>>> x
> >>>>> x
> >>>>> Connection closed by foreign host.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Client
> >>>>> telnet -d mtranch 2049
> >>>>> Trying 192.168.10.2...
> >>>>> # telnet: Connect to 192.168.10.2: Connection refused.
> >>> Your assumption is correct and, unless I'm completely losing
> >> control, 
> >>> the server and client telnets are correct.
> >>>
> >> Ahhh.... 
> >>
> >> You telnet "from" mtranch (server) "to" pvr (client) and a
> connection
> >> is
> >> made? 
> >>
> >> So, on "pvr" what do you get when you type this as root?
> >>
> >> systemctl is-enabled nfs-server.service
> > disabled
> >
> > Starting the nfs-server.service results in the RPC-related problem 
> > going away, but I still have the nfs problem with error 13.
> >
> > I suppose its silly to ask why one has the server service on the 
> > client. Not all services provided by the server are for the server?
> 
> It should be disabled on the client....  But, the text above is 
> really
> confusing me.
> 
> If you are on mtranch and type....
> 
> # telnet -d pvr 2049
> 
> You should get "Connection refused" because the service on "pvr" is
> disable/not running.
> 
> But what you show is that a connection is being made....  Very
> confusing.....
> 
> Here....  I've two test systems.  f16-1 (server), f16-2 (client)....
> 
> [egreshko at f16-1 ~]$ telnet f16-2 2049
> Trying 192.168.0.188...
> telnet: connect to address 192.168.0.188: Connection refused
> 
> [egreshko at f16-2 ~]$ telnet f16-1 2049
> Trying 192.168.0.190...
> Connected to f16-1.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> ^]
> telnet> quit
> Connection closed.
> 
> 
> I'm really confused about what you're seeing/reporting.....

AFAIK you have the correct info -- sorry. Somehow I've done something 
to confuse the server as to who's who. Any thoughts there?