Hello Brian I followed the links you gave for testing this (my first time)
Repeating the commands I originally did in the bug report after applying the proposed packaged shows: root@coulomb:~# dmesg | grep nfs [ 3.131507] systemd[1]: nfs-blkmap.service: Job nfs-blkmap.service/start failed with result 'dependency'. [ 3.189403] Installing knfsd (copyright (C) 1996 o...@monad.swb.de). [ 5.115023] NFSD: Using /var/lib/nfs/v4recovery as the NFSv4 state recovery directory root@coulomb:~# systemctl status nfs-kernel-server ● nfs-server.service - NFS server and services Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/nfs-server.service; enabled; vendor prese Active: active (exited) since Sun 2017-04-02 08:58:33 BST; 4min 38s ago Process: 929 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/rpc.nfsd $RPCNFSDARGS (code=exited, status=0/ Process: 928 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/exportfs -r (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS Main PID: 929 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) CGroup: /system.slice/nfs-server.service Apr 02 08:58:33 coulomb systemd[1]: Starting NFS server and services... Apr 02 08:58:33 coulomb systemd[1]: Started NFS server and services. root@coulomb:~# systemctl status nfs-mountd.service ● nfs-mountd.service - NFS Mount Daemon Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/nfs-mountd.service; static; vendor preset Active: active (running) since Sun 2017-04-02 08:58:33 BST; 4min 55s ago Process: 921 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/rpc.mountd $RPCMOUNTDARGS (code=exited, statu Main PID: 927 (rpc.mountd) CGroup: /system.slice/nfs-mountd.service └─927 /usr/sbin/rpc.mountd --manage-gids Apr 02 08:58:33 coulomb systemd[1]: Starting NFS Mount Daemon... Apr 02 08:58:33 coulomb rpc.mountd[927]: Version 1.2.8 starting Apr 02 08:58:33 coulomb systemd[1]: Started NFS Mount Daemon. root@coulomb:~# systemctl list-dependencies nfs-kernel-server nfs-kernel-server.service ● ├─auth-rpcgss-module.service ● ├─nfs-config.service ● ├─nfs-idmapd.service ● ├─nfs-mountd.service ● ├─proc-fs-nfsd.mount ● ├─rpc-svcgssd.service ● ├─rpcbind.socket ● ├─system.slice ● └─network.target root@coulomb:~# systemctl list-dependencies nfs-mountd.service nfs-mountd.service ● ├─nfs-config.service ● ├─nfs-server.service ● ├─proc-fs-nfsd.mount ● └─system.slice root@coulomb:~# lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS Release: 16.04 root@coulomb:~# apt-cache policy nfs-kernel-server nfs-kernel-server: Installed: 1:1.2.8-9ubuntu12.1 Candidate: 1:1.2.8-9ubuntu12.1 Version table: *** 1:1.2.8-9ubuntu12.1 400 400 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-proposed/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:1.2.8-9ubuntu12 500 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages which shows the bug as fixed. This is for Xenial. -- 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