Re: NFS mount error

[Laszlo Acs <laszlo@lanscape.net>]

Oooooooh - My mood status registered "2 chilies" with this note!  ;0

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what?

At 04:57 AM 3/16/03 +0000, you wrote:
> > Anybody know what this error means?
> >
> > # mount /pub
> > mount: RPC: Program not registered
>
>NFS requires RPC to operate, since NFS is basically a bunch of RPC calls.
>
>That said, remember that everybody and their uncle wants to block RPC
>at the firewall and not run RPC services at all if they don't have to.
>
>You apparently don't. It sounds like the RPC listener isn't running and
>maybe you don't even have the RPC ports listed in /etc/services.
>
>So, when mount tries to issue the NFS commands, it can't find the 
>underlying RPC
>stuff.
>
>And remember kids, NFS stands for "No Friggin' Security".
>
>If I am root on my box, and I NFS mount a share from your machine, I am 
>root *on
>your box*.
>
>Mike808/
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