Portmap isn't needed.
The problem is solved by using the '-o nolock' mount option.
However, I do agree it would be smart to recommend portmap in ubuntu-
standard.
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Lack of portmap makes nfs mounts slow
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I also had the problem that nfs took ages.
Installing portmap works for me - after installing it now mounts
instantly.
To test, if I do /etc/init.d/portmap stop then mounting takes ages
again.
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Lack of portmap makes nfs mounts slow
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My bad. Killed the portmap process and tried to mount another nfs share,
still seems to mount fine. I don't really know much about portmap, I'm
probably missing something here.
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Lack of portmap makes nfs mounts slow
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I haven't tried this yet, but it looks to me like nfs-common has a dependency
on portmap - so is that causing it to install and start portmap?
What happens if you install nfs-common but explicitly stop portmap?
Dave
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Lack of portmap makes nfs mounts slow
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/50558
Installing package nfs-common fixes it for me, I wonder if anyone else
would confirm this?
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I can confirm it still occurs on feisty.
I've looked at what goes on with wireshark on 'lo'; something somewhere is
doing a
portmap
[Program Version: 2]
[V2 Procedure: SET (1)]
Program: NLM (100021)
Version: 1
Proto: TCP (6)
Port: 38824
Which gave me an idea - it is locking related;
Leaving at confirmed. Hopefully a developer will look at it.
** Changed in: portmap (Ubuntu)
Assignee: Philip Paquette => (unassigned)
Status: Needs Info => Confirmed
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Lack of portmap makes nfs mounts slow
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Setting package from (undefined) to portmap, so it gets out of the bug list
without package.
Also, can you confirm this bug still applies in edgy/feisty?
Thanks
** Changed in: portmap (Ubuntu)
Sourcepackagename: None => portmap
Assignee: (unassigned) => Philip Paquette
Status: Confirm
This bug has also been reported in bug 48366.
Portmap is definitely needed for nfs mounts - unless one considers 1m30s
waits ok. It has nothing to do with the liveCD as such. The wait occurs
also in Thunderbird when accessing nfs-mounted mail directories. Unless
there is a good reason for not inst
