One of the common problems is IP address to hostname resolution on the server in that the client's IP address does not resolve to the hostname listed in the share.
One the server you can do something like: getent hosts <ip-address-of-client> and see if the result matches the share. Spencer On Mar 24, 2008, at 4:33 PM, Kory Wheatley wrote: > I have two Solaris 10 sparc systems, and one is running the NFS > server that has a mount that I want to remotely share on the the > other Solaris 10 sparc client machine. > > Here's my setup: > NFS Server (aphrodite is the hostname) settings > > root at aphrodite # svcs -d svc:/network/nfs/server > > STATE STIME FMRI > online Mar_21 svc:/network/nfs/mapid:default > online Mar_21 svc:/network/nfs/nlockmgr:default > online Mar_21 svc:/network/rpc/gss:default > online Mar_21 svc:/milestone/network:default > online Mar_21 svc:/system/filesystem/local:default > online Mar_21 svc:/network/rpc/bind:default > maintenance Mar_21 svc:/network/rpc/keyserv:default > > root at aphrodite # svcs svc:/network/nfs/server > > STATE STIME FMRI > online 12:29:30 svc:/network/nfs/server:default > > Listed above shows that the NFS server is running along with the > dependent daemons. > > Settings in the /etc/dfs/dfstab > share -F nfs -o rw=chronos.isos.isu.edu /banner/luminisshared > > I've restarted the NFS server and ran the exportfs command > > The showmount -e shows this below. > /banner/luminisshared chronos.isos.isu.edu > > Client machine to do the NFS mount on (chronos is the hostname) > > /etc/vfstab > aphrodite.isos.isu.edu:/banner/luminisshared - /banner/ > luminisshared nfs - yes rw > > The "/banner/luminisshared" directory is created on the remote > client machine with the directory permissions 775. > But it gives an error when the NFS mount tries to happen on a > reboot or when you do a > mount -F nfs aphrodite:/banner/luminisshared /banner/luminisshared > /var/adm/messages > > Mar 24 11:52:46 chronos nfs: [ID 532867 kern.warning] WARNING: NFS > server initial call to aphrodite failed: Permission denied > Mar 24 11:57:30 chronos last message repeated 1 time > Mar 24 11:58:41 chronos nfs: [ID 532867 kern.warning] WARNING: NFS > server initial call to aphrodite.isos.isu.edu failed: Permission > denied > Mar 24 11:58:53 chronos last message repeated 1 time > Mar 24 12:31:43 chronos nfs: [ID 532867 kern.warning] WARNING: NFS > server initial call to aphrodite.isos.isu.edu failed: Permission > denied > > What is the problem here. Again this NFS mount is between to > Solaris 10 sparc systems. > > > > > I > > > This message posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > nfs-discuss mailing list > nfs-discuss at opensolaris.org