NFS, script check mount on client

[netunix]

From my experience if an NFS server reboots or there is a network issue normally the client with an nfs mounts errors and looses its nfs mount. Is there a script that can be run on the client side to check and verify that an NFS mount is active and if not tries to reconnect to the NFS server.

 

[jamisar]

no, the client does not loose the mount, he still wait until the connection is retablished. vox clamantis in deserto.

 

[yessir]

Why dont you use 'automount' so that the mount point is accessed as and when require

Cal

 

[yessir]

Why dont you use 'automount' so that the mount point is accessed as and when required

Cal

 

[djp255]

As would be the general conscientious, automount would be the way to go, if you used a NFS mount you could comprimise your system when the mount is no longer available.

 

[mikeclark]

Using nfs mounts is OK if you specify the mount options soft,bg
If you boot your system and a nfs mount is not available, the soft & bg options lets the mount process re-try in the background and will not hang your system.