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

[Dave Reisner]

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 02:50:06PM +0100, Ananda Samaddar wrote:
> 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

You declared /home/ananda as fsid=0, so just mount 192.168.1.3: without
specifying a path.

d