[lug] nfs client bugs in RH 7.1 (aka August KRUD)?

[D. Stimits]

I can't say I know of any specifics, but the 2.4.x kernels have had a
LOT of nfs changes, especially related to non-ext2 filesystems. Try a
newer kernel, default RH kernel versions are almost never a good idea.

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com

"Michael J. Hammel" wrote:
> 
> Anyone know if there are problems with the clientside nfs tools in RH 7.1?
> I can mount remote directories (which reside on a 6.2 box) and access the
> directories for a short time, but then the client side loses connection to
> the server (ie "server not responding) and all applications accessing those
> directories get hung.  I didn't have any problems with the 6.2 server when
> this 7.1 box was running 6.1, so I don't think it's the NFS server.  It
> seems like its a client side problem.
> 
> For what it's worth, here is fstab being used:
> feynman:/usr2/graphics  /home/mjhammel/src/graphics nfs noauto,rw       0 0
> 
> NFS is notorious for not making it easy to debug this.  Any thoughts on how
> to find out why the client side is losing track of the server would be
> helpful.
> 
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