nfs-utils
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	Aug 14 2016, 1:51 PM

Description

Introduction to NFS Utilities

The NFS Utilities package contains the userspace server and client tools necessary to use the kernel's NFS abilities. NFS is a protocol that allows sharing file systems over the network.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.9 platform.

This package is known to build properly using the gcc-6 compiler.

Package Information

Download (HTTP): http://downloads.sourceforge.net/nfs/nfs-utils-1.3.4.tar.bz2

Download MD5 sum: 2fabdadb8ff415a1eafcfb12ab1bf781

Download size: 796 KB

NFS Utilities Dependencies
Required

libtirpc-1.0.1
Optional

libevent-2.0.22, SQLite-3.13.0 and libnfsidmap (for NFSv4 support), MIT Kerberos V5-1.14.3 or libgssapi, and librpcsecgss (for GSS and RPC security support) and libcap-2.25 with PAM

Required (runtime)
rpcbind-0.2.3

Please see the excellent source install
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/basicnet/nfs-utils.html

I've compiled and installed libtirpc and nfs-utils on solus 1.2.1

thanks.

Related Objects

Duplicates Merged Here: T282: NFS support
T304: nfs-common / nfs-utils

Event Timeline

fastrizwaan created this task.Aug 14 2016, 1:51 PM

DataDrake renamed this task from [Request] nfs-utils to nfs-utils.Aug 14 2016, 3:21 PM

• sunnyflunk merged tasks: T304: nfs-common / nfs-utils, T282: NFS support.Aug 22 2016, 8:38 AM

• sunnyflunk added subscribers: mpaland, BamTime.

nexus awarded a token.Sep 9 2016, 2:25 PM

nexus added a subscriber: nexus.

There is some stateless work that needs to happen with this. Otherwise, I agree it should go in at some point.

JoshStrobl moved this task from Backlog to Accepted For Inclusion on the Package Requests board.Sep 29 2016, 8:18 PM

Tried to compile it with the WIP Repo but it fails on libtirpc.

Just for everyone who wants an alternative sshfs works fine under solus and its safer than nfs.

Using nfs would be extremly helpful here!
Please try to add the nfs-utils package soon.

ikey changed the task status from Open to In Progress.Feb 2 2017, 2:32 AM

Step 1, updating libnfsidmap https://git.solus-project.com/packages/libnfsidmap/commit/?h=libnfsidmap-0.27-2

Updated libtirpc to 1.0.1: https://git.solus-project.com/packages/libtirpc/commit/?h=libtirpc-1.0.1-3&id=67b1402495d573a0875048adf9e65149bc069935

Looks like nothing in Solus uses it anymore so it was abandoned until now

Converted libtirpc to stateless: https://git.solus-project.com/packages/libtirpc/commit/?h=libtirpc-1.0.1-3

Now in the unstable repo: https://git.solus-project.com/packages/nfs-utils/commit/?h=nfs-utils-2.1.1-2

I'm going to need feedback on this and help making it all work properly, which units to preenable, etc. Bit out of my depth.
I'm closing this as nfs-utils is IN, but please reeopen when you're able to test!

Thanx for the progress, @ikey !
But it seems that rpcbind and rpcbind.service are missing, so nfs mount gives an error:

Failed to start rpc-statd.service: Unit rpc-statd.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
mount.nfs: rpc.statd is not running but is required for remote locking.
mount.nfs: Either use '-o nolock' to keep locks local, or start statd.

mpaland reopened this task as Open.Feb 6 2017, 12:51 PM

malikeye added a subscriber: malikeye.Feb 18 2017, 12:56 AM

nfs working but display of large numbers of files is very slow compared with my other distro (Linux Mint 18.1 64 bit Cinnamon).

Both distros use the same /etc/fstab line to mount the nfs share:

nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn:/sharedfoldername /home/username/localfoldername nfs soft,intr,rsize=8192,wsize=8192

Speed results are shown below. Note that terminal display using "ls -la" in both distros is more or less the same.

SOLUS

caja loads the 133 files in 22 seconds
nautilus loads the 133 files in 40 seconds
terminal: ls -la loads the 133 files in less than 2 seconds

LINUX MINT 18.1 CINNAMON 64 BIT

nemo loads the 133 files in 1.5 seconds
terminal: ls -la loads the 133 files in less than 1 second

SOLUS is on Ext4 primary partition /dev/sda1 70% free space
MINT is on Ext4 logical partition /dev/sda6 40% free space

statd is still missing, but basically nfs works with the nolock option, like:

mount -o nolock 192.168.1.101:data /mnt

Added rpcbind to unstable
- https://git.solus-project.com/packages/rpcbind/commit/?id=be9d3b13fdde5814bc67601c6cf02e0179a0d5ad
Fixed up nfs-utils and added rpcbind as a rundep
- https://git.solus-project.com/packages/nfs-utils/commit/?id=b5f82da9705ef9bc31804155b984cefa9c57f225

After that, I was able to mount things with no problems. These changes are all in unstable and will be available on the next sync.

@MrKing if you are still experiencing performance issues after these updates, you should file a separate task. Thank you.

@DataDrake: the last commit added a run dependency for - rpcbind. The relevant bit of the package

rundeps    : |
    - rpcbind

I believe it should be:

rundeps    :
    - rpcbind

Fixed in unstable:

https://git.solus-project.com/packages/nfs-utils/commit/?id=79b6abcd4beffa86405250b4a0590535c10acb1b

Sorry about that!

Thanks A LOT! Tested and confirmed fixed. Works like a charm.