From: Jeremy Sanders Subject: Re: Diskless boot problems Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 15:40:09 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: References: <1131982323.8870.22.camel@lade.trondhjem.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: nfs@lists.sourceforge.net Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.91] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1EbgUf-0003kt-LW for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:43:41 -0800 Received: from ppsw-0.csi.cam.ac.uk ([131.111.8.130]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1EbgUd-0002hB-IC for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:43:41 -0800 To: Trond Myklebust In-Reply-To: <1131982323.8870.22.camel@lade.trondhjem.org> Sender: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: Discussion of NFS under Linux development, interoperability, and testing. List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: On Mon, 14 Nov 2005, Trond Myklebust wrote: >> portmap: server localhost not responding, timed out >> RPC: failed to contact portmap (errno -5). >> portmap: server localhost not responding, timed out >> RPC: failed to contact portmap (errno -5). >> portmap: server localhost not responding, timed out >> RPC: failed to contact portmap (errno -5). >> lockd_up: makesock failed, error=-5 >> portmap: server localhost not responding, timed out >> RPC: failed to contact portmap (errno -5). >> lockd_up: no pid, 2 users?? > > So what is the portmap daemon doing when this happens? Is it running? Is > it dead? Is it hanging? I think it dies - but unfortunately I stupidly rebooted the system this time. I may have to wait a week to confirm this. I tried restarting the portmapper, but this didn't solve the problem. There was a mount to another nfs server stuck in a "D" state (that server has the same OS but is mounted with locking and tcp). Jeremy -- Jeremy Sanders http://www-xray.ast.cam.ac.uk/~jss/ X-Ray Group, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, UK. Public Key Server PGP Key ID: E1AAE053 ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs