Setting up NFS Server with Knoppix

**npatchett** · 06-08-2004, 11:11 AM

Hi,

I'm trying to setup an NFS server using Knoppix. I've booted into Knoppix and logged in as root, started the nfs-kernel-server and nfs-common services in /etc/init.d/ but when I try to take an image from my client machine onto the server I get nfs server not responding. I've checked rpcinfo -p and have portmapper, nfs, nlockmgr, status and mountd running so I can't see what the problem is?

Can anyone provide me with some pearls of wisdom to get this thing going?

**arkaine23** · 06-08-2004, 02:38 PM

What is your NFS share directory?

Are you running from the CD or HDD-installed?

NFS and samba will not work unless you have permanent storage. They cannot abide a dynamic-sized ramdisk.

Using the persistent home feature will allow you to use NFS or samba while running from CD, but only if your share is the directory /home/knoppix.

**npatchett** · 06-09-2004, 08:35 AM

/dev/hda4 is mounted to /mnt/hda2 which is the nfs share. This share allows all users and workstations to read and write to the share and makes use of the async option.

I'm running from a HDD-install of Knoppix from an 80GB hard drive.

On the client I mount /mnt/hda2 on the NFS server to /mnt/test on the client.