Re: %$#@% Windows Services For Unix Stale NFS File Handle




Darren Dunham wrote:
> mkirsch1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > We're on the verge of a mass exodus at work because of this
> > hunk-o-junk. User requirements and company policies make using Windows
> > Services for Unix the only alternative for sharing files between our
> > Unix and Windows environments.
>
> > The problem is, every time we reboot a Solaris server that has an NFS
> > mount from the Windows storage server, we end up with "stale NFS file
> > handle" and "permission denied" when we try to access the mount after
> > reboot.
>
> Every time? How does it ever get mounted in the first place? Or more
> to the point, what do you do to clear it up (reboot the windows box?)

Every time the box is rebooted. The only way to clear it up is to fail
SFU services over to the other node in the Windows cluster. In essence,
reboot it... :(

> Sounds like a disconnect between the mount service and the NFS service,
> but thats a SWAG. I've used SFU in the past, but never saw that
> particular issue.
>
> There is an SFU newsgroup. They might have some more ideas...

There's an idea. I'll go ask there.

.



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