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To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: nfs startup - perhaps it is a problem
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> On Thu, 4 Sep 1997, Brian Somers wrote:
> 
> > This has to be a dumb question, but I can't fathom it.
> > 
> > /etc/rc sources /etc/rc.network and then runs network_pass1.  
> > Directly afterwards, it runs ``mount -a -t nfs''.
> > 
> > However, network_pass3 (invoked much later) starts nfsiod along with 
> > the other nfs stuff.
> > 
> > How is the ``mount -a -t nfs'' supposed to work ?
> 
> nfsiod is more of a helper daemon for nfs; it'll still work without it.
> mount -a -t nfs will mount all filesystems of type nfs; this is probably
> necessary for diskless boots.

The problem was that mount couldn't resolve the host names from 
fstab.  This brings up two things:

1.  Why is "mount -a -t nfs" redirected to /dev/null ?  It seems 
    happy if there are no nfs filesystems in fstab, so wouldn't it be 
    better if we see any such errors ?

2.  Should named be done in pass 1, or is it done this way because 
    your named config files may be on an nfs drive ;-/

The whole thing is worked around nicely by putting a nameserver in 
resolv.conf or by reading /etc/hosts first and putting all your "close 
friends" in there.  I think 1. should be done at least.

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