I saw here a possible solution: http://bugs.donarmstrong.com/cgi- bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=389557;msg=5
Although the suggested "--pidfile /var/run/rpc.idmapd.pid" didn't work, manually writing the pid file seems to work: 24176 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/rpc.idmapd [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ # echo 24176 > /var/run/rpc.idmapd.pid [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ # mount -tnfs4 ying64:/ /mnt/ying64/ -> works! -- rpc.idmapd not working https://launchpad.net/bugs/87382 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs