[Techtalk] Mounting an NFS share

[Gayathri Swaminathan]

On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 12:57 PM, Anne Wainwright
<anotheranne at fables.co.za>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I set up an NFS share
>
> /home/anotheranne (rw)
>
> in /etc/exports on my Libranet laptop (debian). I updated everything to do
> with NFS
>
> I try to mount this share from my Ubuntu box but get the following error
>
> mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on Pandora (the laptop)
>
> ...and other suggestions
> which mention that for several filesystems (eg nfs, cifs) I might need a
> /sbin/mount.<type> helper programme
>
> since ubuntu runs the ext3 filesystem, and libranet runs the reiser
> filesystem, is this the source of my problem?
>
> Avahi Discovery on Ubuntu does not show the NFS share as I imagine it
> should.
>
> Any advice welcome.  now time for tea and a slice of pannetoni cake as a
> treat.
>
> Thanks
> Anne
>

Hey Anne:

First do a "showmount -e" on your laptop and ensure it lists the share
correctly

Then ensure your iptables configured on laptop allows NFS

Then from your ubuntu box do a "showmount -a <laptopname or ip>" to ensure
if you can see share

Then just do a "mount -t nfs <laptopname or ip>:<nfs share> <mountpoint>" to
mount it.

You can edit /etc/fstab to permanently mount the share after successful
mount.

Good luck!

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Gayathri Swaminathan
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