Public bug reported: Using NFS4 idmapd is necessary to map the ids of nfs mounts.
/var/log/syslog says: May 2 14:16:30 anon rpc.idmapd[1250]: main: open(/var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs/nfs): No such file or directory May 2 14:16:30 anon kernel: [ 19.549666] init: idmapd main process (1250) terminated with status 1 May 2 14:16:30 anon kernel: [ 19.549680] init: idmapd respawning too fast, stopped mount says: rpc_pipefs on /run/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw,relatime) Remark: on Lucid it is: rpc_pipefs on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw) Workaround: ln -s /run/rpc_pipefs /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs ** Affects: nfs-utils (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/993231 Title: idmapd doesnt start (wrong rpc_pipefs path) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nfs-utils/+bug/993231/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs