Problems with large NFS server

[Pete Nesbitt]

On June 3, 2004 08:01 am, Paul Crossman wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm in the process of setting up a large NFS server with RHEL ES3, and
> we're already seeing problems.
>
> The NFS server works for a time, then all of a sudden when a client
> tries to reach the NFS server they're presented with this.
>
> ls: .: Operation not permitted
>
> Users access filesystems via amd so that they can use the
> /net/hostname/path forms.
>
> In the log on the server all I see is the following when access is
> tried.
>
> Jun  3 10:58:45 speech kernel: nfsd: request from insecure port
> (c0a8b30e:32775)!
> Jun  3 10:58:45 speech last message repeated 5 times
> Jun  3 10:58:45 speech kernel: nfsd: request from insecure port
> (c0a8b30e:32776)!
>
> I am personally at a loss at this point.
>
> I've tried using 8, 16, & 24 nfsd processes, and I'm coming up empty
> searching the redhat knowledgebase.
>
> Thoughts anyone?
>
> Paul C.


Hi Paul,
Have a look at 'man exports'
It sounds like you need to specify "insecure".

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Pete Nesbitt, rhce