[arch-general] nfs4: access denied by server while mounting....

[Ananda Samaddar]

I'm tearing my hair out over this one.  I'm trying to export some
directories using nfs.  I've read the Arch Wiki and even been on the
IRC channel but I can't fix this bloody problem.  I have a desktop and
a laptop both running Arch.  The desktop is the server and the laptop
the client. I'm using MAC-DHCP address reservation so the desktop has
a static ip of 192.168.1.3 and the laptop 192.168.1.4. Here are the
relevant configs:

SERVER

/etc/exports:

/home/ananda/ 192.168.1.4(ro,fsid=0,no_subtree_check,async,nohide)
/home/ananda/Music 192.168.1.4(ro,no_subtree_check,async,nohide)

/etc/hosts.allow:

nfsd: 192.168.1.4
rpcbind: 192.168.1.4
mountd: 192.168.1.4

I then start, rpcbind, nfs-common and nfs-server in order on the sever.

CLIENT

/etc/hosts.allow:

rpcbind: 192.168.1.3

I then start rpcbind and nfs-common in that order on the client.

There are no firewalls or iptables rules on the desktop and laptop as
I'm behind a NAT and I'm lazy.  The domain names in /etc/idmapd.conf
are identical on both client and server too.

When I try the command:

mount -t nfs4 192.168.1.3:/home/ananda /mnt/shares

I get the error message:

mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting
192.168.1.3:/home/ananda

The error is the same if I try nfs as the type.  I've also run
showmount on the client and the server at 192.168.1.3 shows the correct
exports.

I have no idea what's wrong.  I've check and double checked
everything.  Any help will be appreciated.

thanks,

Ananda