Linux: NFS4 mount Error reason given by server: No such file or directory

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I recently installed NFS server v4 on my HP Linux server. However, I’m not able to mount it from Linux nfs4 client using the following command:

mount.nfs4 server2:/data /data

I’m getting the following error:

mount.nfs4: mounting server2:/data failed, reason given by server:
No such file or directory

How do I fix this problem?

First, make sure fsid is set to 0 on server2 using /etc/exports file:

/data	192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0(rw,no_root_squash,subtree_check,fsid=0)

Make sure you reload the NFSv4 server after making changes to the /etc/exports file.

NFSv4 Client Mount

The command syntax is as follows:

mount.nfs4 server2:/ /data

OR

mount -t nfs4 server2:/ /data

Please do not specify the server path /data for NFSv4. You need to specify only / as fsid is set to 0.

This entry is 12 of 15 in the Linux / UNIX NFS File Server Tutorial series. Keep reading the rest of the series:
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  2. Debian / Ubuntu Linux: Setup NFSv4 File Server
  3. Mac Os X: Mount NFS Share / Set an NFS Client
  4. RHEL: How Do I Start and Stop NFS Service?
  5. How To Restart Linux NFS Server Properly When Network Become Unavailable
  6. Linux Iptables Allow NFS Clients to Access the NFS Server
  7. Debian / Ubuntu Linux Disable / Remove All NFS Services
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  9. Mount NFS file system over a slow and busy network
  10. Linux Track NFS Directory / Disk I/O Stats
  11. Linux Disable / Remove All NFS Services
  12. Linux: NFS4 mount Error reason given by server: No such file or directory
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  14. CentOS / RHEL CacheFS: Speed Up Network File System (NFS) File Access
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Posted by: Vivek Gite

The author is the creator of nixCraft and a seasoned sysadmin, DevOps engineer, and a trainer for the Linux operating system/Unix shell scripting. Get the latest tutorials on SysAdmin, Linux/Unix and open source topics via RSS/XML feed or weekly email newsletter.

1 comment

  1. mount.nfs4 192.168.8.10:/ /mnt/lhome
    mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting 192.168.8.10:/
    Same error without fsid=0
    mount -t nfs -o proto=tcp,port=2049 192.168.8.10:/export/lhome /mnt/lhome/
    mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting 192.168.8.10:/export/lhome

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