FC8 and NFS service

[Tom Weniger]

Greetings Bill,

Have you checked the /etc/sysconfig/nfs file for any unwanted options?
I'm thinking that the "Secure NFS mounts" option may be enabled.

-- 
Virtually,
Tom Weniger

On Feb 20, 2008 12:32 PM, Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com> wrote:
> I am trying to replace a bunch of NFS servers with new machines running
> FC8. The NFS server is doing some kind of evil security check which was
> not present in FC1, causing connection rejects like "invalid port
> XXXXXX" messages. Since the port works against the FC1 server, and there
> are 120-140 clients per server, running various operating systems, the
> solution lies in telling the NFS service to stop doing the unwanted
> security check and treat anything coming through iptables as valid.
>
> Has someone a thought on this? Changing clients isn't going to happen,
> and it seems the Solaris NFS server works (or the upgrade from FC1 might
> be dropped).
>
> --
> Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com>
>    "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
> the machinations of the wicked."  - from Slashdot
>