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Stupid error message, right? Anyway after starting the NFS service, you will find an output telling you what is available via NFS like this:
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Stupid error message, right? Anyway after starting the NFS service using the command
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/etc/init.d/nfs-user-server start || /etc/init.d/nfsserver start
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you will find an output telling you what is available via NFS like this:
 
  # showmount -e localhost
 
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  Export list for localhost:
 
  Export list for localhost:

Revision as of 11:50, 21 August 2011

To test if an NFS server is accessible, use the command showmount. To do this, open a console and enter

# showmount -e localhost

in this case localhost will be queried for NFS shares ("exports") that it provides.

In case the nfs service is not started you might get the following error message:

clnt_create: RPC: Program not registered

Stupid error message, right? Anyway after starting the NFS service using the command

/etc/init.d/nfs-user-server start || /etc/init.d/nfsserver start

you will find an output telling you what is available via NFS like this:

# showmount -e localhost
Export list for localhost:
/public *

See also