it would be nice and useful if you can show /etc/sysconfig/iptables, /etc/sysconfig/nfs from both machines and showmount -e $server from client side and exports from server side. On 9 May 2012 23:40, Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Ed Greshko wrote: >> >> On 05/09/2012 10:26 PM, Bill Davidsen wrote: >>> >>> I get a message "rpc.idmapd appears not to be running" when it is >>> running, and I'm >>> using the same setup I have on my other clients from FC9 to fc17, >>> including both >>> 32/64 bit RHEL. Checked DNS to be sure the IP reverse maps properly, etc, >>> etc. I do >>> this on a real bunch of other machines, so I'm reasonably sure it's set >>> up >>> correctly. I did diff idmapd config between working and non-working >>> machines, etc. >>> >>> Everything maps to nobody, which is not useful. Both CentOS5 and FC16 >>> machines are >>> current on patches. >>> mount is "rw,soft,intr -t nfs4" and the idmap process is running on host >>> and >>> client, remounts from other clients work, etc, etc. >>> >>> Anyone have a clue? >>> >> >> It isn't clear to me from the above what system is the Client and what >> system is the >> Server and on which system you're getting the error message. >> > Sorry, I intended the subject to make that clear, the client is CentOS-5 the > server FC16. The message appears on the CentOS5 client. The same server and > data works on clients running FC9, FC10, FC13, RHEL-6, and I believe (ie. > I'm told but haven't personally tested) OpenBSD works as well. > > This is the only machine which stopped working when the NFS server was > updated, and of course it's the internal web server. :-( > > -- > Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> > "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from > the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org