NFS Services Administrator's Guide

Troubleshooting NFS Services
Common Problems with NFS
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Common Problems with NFS
This section lists the following common problems encountered with NFS
and suggests ways to correct them.
• If You Receive an NFS “Server Not Responding” Message, see
page 290.
• If You Receive an “Access Denied” Message, see page 293.
• If You Receive a “Permission Denied” Message, see page 295.
• If You Receive an “Unknown Host” or “Not In Hosts Database”
Message, see page 297.
• If You Receive a “Device Busy” Message, see page 298.
• If You Receive a “Stale File Handle” Message, see page 299.
• If a Program Hangs, see page 301.
• If Data is Lost Between the Client and the Server, see page 303.
• If You Cannot Start New Processes, see page 304.
• If You Receive a “Too Many Levels of Remote in Path” Message, see
page 305.