[K12OSN] Re: mount: RPC: Authentication error; why = Failed (unspecified error)

[Brian Fristensky]

> Brian Fristensky wrote:
>> After recent upgrades to my server, my DLW thin client will no longer boot.
>> It seems to load all files by TFTP, but then I get the following messages:
>>
>> Red Hat nash version 6.0.52 starting
>> mount: RPC: Authentication error; why = Failed (unspecified error)
>> nfsmount: error mounting 192.168.1.103:/opt/ltsp/i386 on /sysroot as nfs: Bad file descriptor
>> /setuproot: moving /dev failed: No such file or directory
>> etc......
>>
>> I interpret this to mean that the thin client is trying mount /opt/ltsp/i386
>> as /sysroot on the thin client. the IP of the server is correct.
>> As suggested in a posting about another RPC-related problem:
>>
>>  > /root#/usr/sbin/exportfs -v
>>  > /opt/ltsp         <world>(ro,async,wdelay,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check)
>>
>> I have tried rebooting the server, and even restarting rpcbind and nfs, with no luck.
>>
>> Help would be appreciated.
>>
>>
> 
> Check the /etc/exports file on your server and see if your terminal's IP address is allowed to mount that filesystem.
> 
> 
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As specified in the LTSP setup instructions, my /etc/exports file contains 
exactly one line:

/opt/ltsp *(ro,async,no_root_squash)


This worked perfectly for several months, and has not changed. Something else
has changed, and since I haven't been playing around with NFS or RPC, I suspect
it occurred as a result of a yum update.


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