Re: Problem with portmap/RPC

Steven N. Hirsch (shirsch@adelphia.net)
Tue, 11 Aug 1998 18:01:59 -0400 (EDT)


On Tue, 11 Aug 1998, Chris Pirih wrote:

> At 09:27 AM 08/11/1998 -0400, root of all evil (Rem) wrote:
> >portmap: RPC call returned error 111
> >RPC: task of released request still queued!
> >RPC: (task is on xprt_pending)
> >portmap: RPC call returned error 111
> >RPC: task of released request still queued!
> >RPC: (task is on xprt_pending)
> >lockd_up: makesock failed, error=-111
> >portmap: RPC call returned error 111
> >RPC: task of released request still queued!
> >RPC: (task is on xprt_pending)
>
> [etc]
>
> I've fought with this a couple of times myself. Apparently the
> problem is with NFS locking -- NFS needs portmap, but the portmap
> gets started *after* the init scripts mount all the NFS file
> systems.

I have always started portmap prior to bringing up NFS. These messages
frequently appear during shutdown - even after unexporting everything
_and_ umounting all nfs mounts first.

I just ignore them, and have never seen any damage result.

Steve

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