NFS Services Administrator's Guide

Troubleshooting NFS Services
Common Problems with NFS
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“Access Denied” Message
❏ Enter the following command on the NFS client to check that the
NFS server is exporting the directory you want to mount:
/usr/sbin/showmount -e server_name
If the server is not exporting the directory, edit the /etc/dfs/dfstab
file on the server so that it allows your NFS client access to the
directory. Then, enter the following command to force the server to
read its /etc/dfs/dfstab file.
shareall -F nfs
If the directory is shared with the [access_list] option, make sure
your NFS client is included in the [access_list], either
individually or as a member of a netgroup.
❏ Enter the following commands on the NFS server to make sure your
NFS client is listed in its hosts database:
nslookup client_name
nslookup client_IP_address