[ILUG] "nfssvc: address already in use"

[Paul Jakma]

On Thu, 9 Mar 2000, Cormac McClean wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> It's me again... I swear I'll learn enough GNU/Linux in the next while
> to be able to restore my karma levels (reduced by the imbalance of
> receiving help over giving help).
> 
> Anyway, I'm trying to configure nfs.  When I run /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs start,
> I get the following:
> 
> Starting NFS services   [OK]
> Starting NFS statd:
> Starting NFS quotas:
> Starting NFS mountd:
> Starting NFS daemon:
> nfssvc: Address already in use
>                                                     [FAILED]
> 

have you recompile your kernel? and if so, which?

(i'm pretty sure it's a problem between the version of knfsd in your
kernel, and that in your userland tools.)

> And when I try to mount from another PC, I get permission denied.
> 
> I'm looking in the LDP for info, but I can't see any reference to nfssvc.
> Any help, please?
> 
> Thanks,
> Cormac.
> 
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