system updated and problem returned in 4.4.0-31 fixed by removing $RPCNFSDARGS from line 29 in
/lib/systemd/system/nfs-server.service replacing with debug flag, this works through reboot without any restart required in rc.local ExecStart=/usr/sbin/rpc.nfsd -d RPCNFSDARGS was not defined in /etc/default/nfs-kernel-server and it wasn't read from there when set - defining it as "-d" did not enable the option or allow the service to start. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1590799 Title: nfs-kernel-server does not start because of dependency failure To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nfs-utils/+bug/1590799/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs