On Feb 25, 2011, at 4:16 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > > > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Alex Dean wrote: > > On Feb 25, 2011, at 3:13 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > > # mount | grep nfs > > return anything? > > hammerhead:/home/mark# mount | grep nfs > > rpc_pipefs on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw) > > hammerhead:/home/mark# > > > > I have no idea who rpc_pipefs on /var/lib.... is and why it is there! Any ideas before I blow it away? > > That's NFS-server related. Used by the id mapper, I think. On RedHat at least, I think that's started/stopped by /etc/init.d/nfslock. (Though my memory is a little sketchy on that point.) The pipefs could possibly be mounted even if nothing's using it, also. Got any NFS-related services running? > > Afaik, an NFS server shouldn't get stale file handles. That's a client's problem. > > RedHat/Fedora: > $ rpm -qa | grep nfs > Debian/Ubuntu: > $ dpkg --list | grep nfs > Both: > $ ls /etc/init.d | grep nfs > > hammerhead:/home/mark# dpkg --list | grep nfs > rc libnfsidmap1 0.8-1 An nfs idmapping library > ii libnfsidmap2 0.20-1 An nfs idmapping library > ii nfs-common 1:1.1.2-6lenny2 NFS support files common to client and serve > > hammerhead:/home/mark# ls /etc/init.d | grep nfs > mountkernfs.sh > mountnfs-bootclean.sh > mountnfs.sh > nfs-common > umountnfs.sh > hammerhead:/home/mark# > > Wow...I had no idea nfs was running. I have no idea how it is being used or by what process. Do I stop it with /etc/init.d/umnountnfs? > > Mark unmountnfs.sh is part of initscripts. I don't think you're expected to call it directly, so I'd be inclined to say leave it alone. I think you can try removing all those packages if you really don't need them. To stop nfs-common, you'd use '/etc/init.d/nfs-common stop'. alex@artichoke:~$ cat /etc/issue Ubuntu 9.10 \n \l alex@artichoke:~$ dpkg -S /etc/init.d/umountnfs.sh initscripts: /etc/init.d/umountnfs.sh You can use "apt-cache showpkg nfs-common" to figure out if you've got any packages which depend on nfs-common. (Same for libnfsidmap1 and 2.) Look in the 'Reverse Depends' section. Or just "apt-get remove ..." and see what warnings you get. I imagine the uninstallation scripts should umount the pipefs filesystem, but that may not be true. Either way, I don't think that's the cause of your 'stale file handles' issue, but I could certainly be wrong on that point. alex --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss