/etc/exports file not read on boot

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netimen Just Joined! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 39	/etc/exports file not read on boot I added some entries into my /etc/exports file. But when I boot my system, the file is not read. I check it by Code: sudo exportfs — it returns nothing Then I run Code: sudo expotfs -a and then again Code: sudo exportfs — and now all my exported folders are listed. I'm running kubuntu 9.04

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Lakshmipathi

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Are you sure nfs service is started - during booting?

Try using

Quote:

exportfs -va

for verbose mode.

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netimen

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Lakshmipathi

Are you sure nfs service is started - during booting?

Try using

for verbose mode.

How do I make it starting during booting?

I typed sudo exportfs -va and got

Code:

exporting NNN.local:/home/netimen/Documents
exporting NNN.local:/home/netimen/Pictures 
exporting NNN.local:/home/netimen/Videos   
exporting NNN.local:/home/netimen/Music    
exporting NNN.local:/

It exported all what I had asked it in config file

2 Weeks Ago	#4 (permalink)
Lakshmipathi Linux Engineer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 3rd rock from sun Posts: 1,093	Seems like you need to edit fstab file to mount NFS partitions.I googled out this redhat link. NFS Client Configuration Files Note: 1.Take backup of fstab file before modifing it. 2.Beware: Wrong entry in fstab,won't allow you to boot the system .You should have Installation CD ,in order to login to "rescue mode" and correct the errors. __________________ - Lakshmipathi.G ------------------- FOSS India Award winning ext3fs Undelete tool and tutorials www.giis.co.in First they criticize you,Then they laugh at you,Then they fight with you,Then you win. - M.K.Gandhi -------------------

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netimen

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Lakshmipathi

Seems like you need to edit fstab file to mount NFS partitions.I googled out this redhat link. NFS Client Configuration Files

Note:
1.Take backup of fstab file before modifing it.
2.Beware: Wrong entry in fstab,won't allow you to boot the system .You should have Installation CD ,in order to login to "rescue mode" and correct the errors.

No, not that. The problem is I can't even manually mount the folders my system exports on other machines until I manually type sudo exportfs -a on my system

I'd have to edit the fstab file if I wanted to mount some folders exported by other machines on my system.

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Lakshmipathi

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Quote:

The problem is I can't even manually mount the folders my system exports on other machines until I manually type sudo exportfs -a on my system

Sorry for the delay.(I'm on a vacation leave

) If this is your problem "I can mount local directories on remote machines only after running exportfs command on local machine". then I believe it's standard procedure to export directory.
First edit /etc/exports file and then use exportfs command to complete the task of exporting files to remote machines.

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