nfs lockd error message

nfs lockd error message

[prabhakara_r]

hi all,
   i am getting an error message "portmap: server localhost not responding, timed out" followed by "portmap: makesock failed, error = -5" after  I recompiled the kernel with some changes in tcp files under ipv4 dir. the system hangs for minutes and then boots as usual. though i am damn sure that i haven't done any changes to NFS source code, i am still getting this error message. subsequently the system also shows "NFS lockd failed" while shutting down.could anyone of u pls tell me why i am getting this error and how to solve this problem. 

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Prabhakar.R



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Re: nfs lockd error message

[Trond Myklebust]

>>>>> " " == prabhakara r <prabhakara_r> writes:

     > hi all,
     >    i am getting an error message "portmap: server localhost not
     >    responding, timed out" followed by "portmap: makesock
     >    failed, error = -5" after I recompiled the kernel with some
     >    changes in tcp files under ipv4 dir. the system hangs for
     >    minutes and then boots as usual. though i am damn sure that
     >    i haven't done any changes to NFS source code, i am still
     >    getting this error message. subsequently the system also
     >    shows "NFS lockd failed" while shutting down.could anyone of
     >    u pls tell me why i am getting this error and how to solve
     >    this problem.

The problem isn't with the kernel but with your setup. For some
reason, the kernel is unable to contact the portmapper in order to
register a service.

That can mean either that you are starting rpc.portmap after you start
lockd, or that you have blocked access from 'localhost' (either using
the tcp_wrappers, or using ipchains).

Cheers,
   Trond