From: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@fieldses.org>
To: Adesuyan <bobby-ufAfj23ATiXovzDjfJyo/Q@public.gmane.org>
Cc: linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: NSFproblem lockd: server not responding, still trying
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:45:50 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20081210184550.GC31558@fieldses.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <493F00FB.2060105-ufAfj23ATiXovzDjfJyo/Q@public.gmane.org>
On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 12:36:27AM +0100, Adesuyan wrote:
> hi guys
>
> am having some issues with nfs the home directories of all the computers
> in my school is mounted on the fileserver via nfs mount . for quite some
> times now users have been experiencing issues with their desktop
> freezing. i checked the syslogs and i found this
> http://pastebin.com/m69dde24e
> a little googling showed there was a kernel 2.6 bug which happens
> when you have had with fast server cards and slow client cards when a
> 2.6.x kernel is used on the server.
> the fileserver is on a gigabit card
> while the client are all on 10/100 so i guess am affected
> i tried apply the fix in this wiki
> http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/NFS#NFS_Server_not_responding
> but am not sure if i got it right .. or if it applies to the case where
> one mounts the home directory from the fileserver but the system
> boots up local (not through the network)
It's lockd that's not responding, not nfsd, so I don't think the problem
you're seeing is the one described there.
> someone i met at #linux-nfs suggested i use NFS over TCP on the client
Always good advice, but again probably unrelated.
> i did but it didnt fix the issue am running ubuntu hardy heron on an
> HP server .
You're talking here about your nfs server?
--b.
> any help would be appreciated.this problem has made life very
> frustrating for staffs of my school because we use only linux it would
> be a great relive if you guys can help us resolve it. thanks in advance
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2008-12-09 23:36 NSFproblem lockd: server not responding, still trying Adesuyan
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