<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3492" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>We had the same problem a few months ago. The solution is given in the following bugzilla entry:</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><A href="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468049">https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468049</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> From: fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Michael Casey Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 1:07 PM To: fedora-list@redhat.com Subject: if no NFS server clients are waiting.. </DIV> <DIV></DIV>What can I do, If the NFS server is rebooting/offline? I mean the clients just wait and wait and wait... I tried to set timeo=5,retrans=2 mount options when mounting nfs in fstab on client side = still no luck, clients are just waiting... Can I set a timeout somewhere? :D Thank you for any tips </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> <table><tr><td bgcolor=#ffffff>-- This email contains confidential information. The contents must not be disclosed to anyone else except with the authority of the sender. Unauthorised recipients are requested to maintain this confidentiality and immediately advise the sender of any error or misdirection in transmission. The following notice applies to emails originating in the UK. E-mails sent on behalf of AMEC are sent on behalf of the relevant AMEC company below. These are registered in England and Wales with registered office at Booths Park, Chelford Road, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 8QZ and number as shown: AMEC plc 01675285, AMEC Group Limited 04612748, AMEC Capital Projects Limited 02804109, AMEC Earth and Environmental UK Limited 04987981, AMEC Nuclear Holdings Limited 03725076, AMEC Nuclear M & O Limited 05664844, AMEC Nuclear UK Limited 01120437, AMEC Nuclear International Limited 03260477, AMEC Nuclear Projects Limited 05664962 and National Nuclear Corporation Limited 02290928 -- </td></tr></table>