NFSV4 without rpcbind [SOLVED]

graysky · 2015-02-13 22:55:25

Has anyone successfully implemented a pure nfsv4 mount without the need for rpcbind.service as detailed here: http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-nfs/msg41053.html
?

I find myself unable to do it.

Editing: /etc/conf.d/nfs-server.conf to include NFSD_OPTS="-N 2 -N 3" does create /run/sysconfig/nfs-utils with the needed RPCNFSDARGS="-N 2 -N 3" options but I am unable to figure out where to add the also (I think) needed lines:
MOUNTD_NFS_V2="no"
MOUNTD_NFS_V3="no"

No matter it seems since adding them manually and trying to start nfs-server.service without first starting rpcbind.service fails to give me a mounts I can export.

Last edited by graysky (2015-02-14 16:52:51)

graysky · 2015-02-14 16:51:29

An update is that I can get nfsv4 working without rpcbind.

1) Modify /etc/conf.d/nfs-server.conf to contain NFSD_OPTS="-N 2 -N 3"
2) Start nfs-server.service (no need to start rpcbind.service)
3) Mount like this: # mount -t nfs4 10.1.10.2:/exports /mnt/nfs4exports

% cat /etc/exports
/srv/nfs         10.1.10.0/24(ro,fsid=0,no_subtree_check)
/srv/nfs/exports 10.1.10.0/24(ro,no_subtree_check,insecure)

% grep nfs /etc/fstab
/mnt/data/exports /srv/nfs/exports none ro,bind 0 0

Last edited by graysky (2015-02-14 16:52:28)

R00KIE · 2015-02-16 10:50:11

I believe the downside will be that you can't list the exports with showmount if you run your server like that (or I may have missed something). If I'm not wrong NFSv4 should allow listing the exports without the need for portmap, rpcbind and friends but that didn't work for me.

graysky · 2015-02-16 12:57:38

No, you're right about that.

AndyRTR · 2015-02-24 07:53:37

Can you please add this suggestions to our NFS Wiki page. I assume more user want to run v4 only shares without rpcbind.

kholo · 2015-09-07 17:45:06

Hi,

I know this post is getting a little old, but this one does not solve the issue on my server, almost not.

On a freshly installed computer :
I set up my NFS server accordingly to the wiki, and using this post to tweak it, but I still had the error. I had to modified the variable RPCNFSDARGS in /run/sysconfig/nfs-utils, using the given parameters "-N 2 -N 3", to make it works.

Edit: after a deeper look, /run/sysconfig/nfs-utils is written by the service nfs-config.service. My problem occurred because I didn't know this service was still running after a failed attempt to run nfs-server.service. I edited /etc/conf.d/nfs-server.conf then I tried to start nfs-server.service, but the dependency nfs-config.service was already started at the first attempt, and was not stopped at failure. As it was already running, the /run/sysconfig/nfs-utils file was not rewritten using new options in /etc/conf.d/nfs-server.conf

The point is : it would have worked correctly if I knew I had to stop nfs-config.service or if I had rebooted.

(re-edited for clarity)

Last edited by kholo (2015-09-08 11:45:30)

Robotic-Brain · 2022-11-07 19:04:10

Hi,
I know I'm necro-bumping but this topic came up in https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/76453
so here are my 2 cents:

If you want to get NFSv4 to work without rpcbind this worked for me:

1. in nfs.conf set:
vers2=off
vers3=off
vers4=on

2. Mask all rpcbind related systemd units:
$ systemctl mask rpcbind.service
$ systemctl mask rpcbind.socket
$ systemctl mask rpcbind.target
$ systemctl mask rpc-statd.service
$ systemctl mask rpc-statd-notify.service

3. forcefully deinstall rpcbind
$ pacman -Rsndd rpcbind

4. Reboot to clear any leftover processes

Now start/enable nfs-server.service and it should be working.

DISCLAIMER: I'm currently using NFSv4 over a special VPN interface without any kerberos auth/encryption services

Note: you'll have to deal with the broken package dependency in some way until https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/76453 gets fixed

Possible fixes include installing a dummy package which provides rpcbind or Ignoring rpcbind in pacman.

Arch Linux

#1 2015-02-13 22:55:25

NFSV4 without rpcbind [SOLVED]

#2 2015-02-14 16:51:29

Re: NFSV4 without rpcbind [SOLVED]

#3 2015-02-16 10:50:11

Re: NFSV4 without rpcbind [SOLVED]

#4 2015-02-16 12:57:38

Re: NFSV4 without rpcbind [SOLVED]

#5 2015-02-24 07:53:37

Re: NFSV4 without rpcbind [SOLVED]

#6 2015-09-07 17:45:06

Re: NFSV4 without rpcbind [SOLVED]

#7 2022-11-07 19:04:10

Re: NFSV4 without rpcbind [SOLVED]

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