Hi all. I just set up a storage server with NFS sharing. Everything work fine but, when trying to mount the remote partition on my ws, this is the issue :
/usr/sbin/start-statd: line 8: /sbin/rpc.statd: Permission denied
/usr/sbin/start-statd: line 8: /sbin/rpc.statd: Success
mount.nfs: rpc.statd is not running but is required for remote locking.
mount.nfs: Either use '-o nolock' to keep locks local, or start statd.

I tried so to mount it locally :
mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting localhost:/var/ftp/pub /mnt
I don't think it depends because of the permiss of the directory, and anyway it's 1777. any idea?

Are you root?(or using sudo?)
If you execute
What do you get?
As long as you dont get output with the second command nfs is not running.

i'm root. i don't use sudo.

[root@storage ~]# showmount -e
Export list for storage:
/var/ftp/pub 192.168.1.23


no way to mount it on my ws and not even locally. so firewall ain't possible. partition size does not matter...rpcmount -p gives me this :
program vers proto port service
100000 4 tcp 111 portmapper
100000 3 tcp 111 portmapper
100000 2 tcp 111 portmapper
100000 4 udp 111 portmapper
100000 3 udp 111 portmapper
100000 2 udp 111 portmapper
100024 1 udp 35889 status
100024 1 tcp 43526 status
100011 1 udp 875 rquotad
100011 2 udp 875 rquotad
100011 1 tcp 875 rquotad
100011 2 tcp 875 rquotad
100003 2 udp 2049 nfs
100003 3 udp 2049 nfs
100003 4 udp 2049 nfs
100021 1 udp 58255 nlockmgr
100021 3 udp 58255 nlockmgr
100021 4 udp 58255 nlockmgr
100021 1 tcp 44204 nlockmgr
100021 3 tcp 44204 nlockmgr
100021 4 tcp 44204 nlockmgr
100003 2 tcp 2049 nfs
100003 3 tcp 2049 nfs
100003 4 tcp 2049 nfs
100005 1 udp 45750 mountd
100005 1 tcp 37448 mountd
100005 2 udp 45750 mountd
100005 2 tcp 37448 mountd
100005 3 udp 45750 mountd
100005 3 tcp 37448 mountd

[root@storage ~]# service nfs restart
Arresto di NFS mountd: [ OK ]
Arresto del demone NFS:* [ OK ]
Arresto di NFS quotas: [ OK ]
Arresto dei servizi NFS: [ OK ]
Avvio dei servizi NFS: [ OK ]
Avvio delle quote NFS: [ OK ]
Avvio del demone NFS: [ OK ]
Avvio di NFS mountd: [ OK ]

It's the first time i have this issue. damn i'm using nfs since 2000. it's making me have so many headaches...
i checked kernel,firewall, wrappers, services..everything is "working".

rpc.statd should also be running.

IIRC it should be listed in rpcinfo -p.
Try to start it manually.

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well...gotta run rpc.statd from rc.local but i'm able to mount exports partitions locally. i'll try on other computers. thanks!