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nfs File Share Not Mounting


I have 2 computers IP 192.168.2.15 - Has the files I want to share. I have added this line to the etc/exports file:

/srv/nfs4/homes   192.168.2.10(rw,sync,no_subtree_check)

I also created that folder structure on 192.168.2.15

192.168.2.10 is the Client. I try to mount with this command

sudo mount -o soft,intr,rsize=8192,wsize=8192 192.168.2.15:/srv/nfs4/homes /mystuff 

I keep getting this result:

mount.nfs: mount point /mystuff does not exist

While on the client if I run this command:

showmount -e 192.168.2.15

This is the results I get:

Export list for 192.168.2.15: /srv/nfs4/homes 192.168.2.10

This at least tells me that my client can see the nfs server.

Not sure what I am doing wrong.


Solution

  • Serge is correct. The error message on the client is telling you exactly what the problem is. When you mount a filesystem, the mount point (directory) must exist. In this case the mount point is /mystuff. Try this:

    sudo mkdir /mystuff
    sudo mount -o soft,intr,rsize=8192,wsize=8192 192.168.2.15:/srv/nfs4/homes /mystuff