[SOLVED] NFS share in fstab needs to be manually mounted

stonecraft · n00b Joined: 22 Mar 2022 Posts: 16

I have some NFS shares that I want to mount at each boot. However, in spite of adding it to `/etc/fstab`, the share is never mounted after booting and I have to manually use the `mount` command.

This is my line in fstab:

grknight · Retired Dev Joined: 20 Feb 2015 Posts: 1693

First question, which interface does 10.0.0.4 come from?
Does the local IP get set via dhcpcd? This could be a timing issue.

Also, on an unrelated note, remove nfsmount service as it is deprecated and empty.

stonecraft · n00b Joined: 22 Mar 2022 Posts: 16

pietinger · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2023 12:37 pm Post subject:

I also think it's a timing problem. What happens if you set your IP address static (== not using dhcpcd) ?

Do you have in your /etc/rc.conf this ?

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2023 1:16 pm Post subject:

stonecraft,

By default, OpenRC requires all network interfaces te be up before the net service is considered to be started.
How do you start your network interfaces?

Does the _netdev option imply the _bg option?
If no, its worth adding that to the fstab line.
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grknight · Retired Dev Joined: 20 Feb 2015 Posts: 1693

Since we are talking about DHCP, it may be a good idea to configure /etc/conf.d/net-online (pinging 10.0.0.4) and adding rc_need="net-online" to /etc/conf.d/nfsclient

Edit, the "bg" mount option, noted by Neddy, might also work well here (see 'man 5 nfs' for what it does). I use it on some mounts as well, for example:

stonecraft · n00b Joined: 22 Mar 2022 Posts: 16

It's working now, thanks folks!
The `bg` option did not help, but modifying ` /etc/conf.d/net-online ` /etc/conf.d/nfsclient` as suggested by @grknight did the trick.