This is now worked around in Precise (12.04) by always starting idmapd (because mount does negotiate an nfs4 mount anyway, even when fstype is nfs) and having a modprobe for nfs in the startup script. So after installing nfs-common, the nfs module is practically always present (see bug #662711). Therefor marking this as fix released for trunk.
** Changed in: nfs-utils (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/117957 Title: Need to modprobe nfs module before mounting nfs4 export To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nfs-utils/+bug/117957/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs