I am going with the defaults.
My /etc/exports file:
/kickstart *(ro)
I just figured out the nfs delay issue. I took the "dns" entry after the
"hosts:" entry out of the nsswitch.conf. The nfs service now starts right
away. I also was able to mount the remote nfs file system immediately after
issuing the mount command...instead of being delayed as before.
It looks like the nfs service does some host lookup while starting up and
while remotely mounting an nfs file system. Since i'm not using a dns
server on that segment, the dns lookup was timing out.
THIS ALSO FIXED MY KICKSTART ISSUE! It must have been timing out on the nfs
mounts.
Is there an option for nfs to disable host lookups? (I'll look into this
also.)
Jeff
From: "Cameron, Thomas" <Thomas.Cameron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx
To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Fedora Core 1 - NFS kickstart issue
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 12:33:30 -0600
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Crow69 aka thedude [mailto:crow69dude@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 11:56 AM
> To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Fedora Core 1 - NFS kickstart issue
>
>
> I'm now wondering if it may be a timeout with NFS?
>
> I have noticed that stopping and starting the nfs service
> takes awhile on my
> server. Anyone know what causes this delay for the nfs service?
>
> mounting an nfs mount seems to be delayed also, and I
> sometimes get "mount:
> RPCD: Timed out".
>
> Any suggestions on speeding up NFS? I wonder if it is doing
> some dns lookup
> or something. These servers are on a separate switch without
> a gateway.
>
> Jeff
>
What are your NFS settings? Anything special (block size and the like), or
did you just go with the defaults?
--
Thomas Cameron, RHCE, CNE, MCSE, MCT
Assistant Vice President
Linux Design and Engineering
Bank of America
(972) 997-9641
The opinions expressed in this message are mine alone and do not
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