From: Chuck Lever Subject: EACCES in mount.nfs Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:42:07 -0400 Message-ID: <183E9EC8-78F5-4352-BB01-84F9CE4F72FE@oracle.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v919.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Cc: Linux NFS Mailing List To: Steve Dickson Return-path: Received: from rgminet01.oracle.com ([148.87.113.118]:64832 "EHLO rgminet01.oracle.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753891AbYD2Vmj (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:42:39 -0400 Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi Steve- There is an important case in mount.nfs where EACCES is temporary: The kernel's rpcbind client returns EACCES if the remote rpcbind server replies that the requested service is not registered. It would be easy enough for the kernel's mount client to remap that error code into something unique for the mount system call. -- Chuck Lever chuck[dot]lever[at]oracle[dot]com