ReadyNAS model 102, Firmware version 6.1.8 - Tried to mount (on Linux) via entry in fstab a user's home folder and I get the error: mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting <IP address / user's name> I changed the share to mount in fstab to "/data/Pictures" and that worked. And yes the Home folders is enabled and the allow NFS access is enabled for Home shares; and the NFS service is enabled. I tried with and without the volume name "data". I was trying to get a NFS mount command to work for a Home folder and can not, so I tried the fstab route. This is implying that NFS is really not enabled for the Home folders. I can mount home folders using SMB, but that doesn't give me file permissions.I want to mount NAS shares and retain Linux file permissions. How do I do that. A related problem is whenever I mount the NAS the owner comes up as root. Why cannot the NAS administrator see Home folders - shouldn't admin be able to see everything on the NAS?Any suggestions or ideas where to look would be helpful.Thanks.

Can you try toggling the NFS for the home shares off then on again?Using CIFS/SMB the admin can see home folders. I'm not sure about NFS though.

Usually, the home directories (folders) are exported as "/home/<username>" from the ReadyNAS.Try that. Also, from your Linux system, see if you can get the list of exports using the following:showmount -e <IP of ReadyNAS>That will give you a definitive list of your exported shares that are allowing NFS and the pathname will be shown as the first field of the output.You might also want to check the allowed IPs of hosts and options in use for each share.Hope that helps. :)

Thanks guys, I tried both suggestions. The toggle of NFS for Home folders did not change anything.The showmount gives reasurance that /home is being recognised for NFS. Output below. jim@WS-2 ~/Desktop $ showmount -e 192.168.0.xxxExport list for 192.168.0.xxx:/data/Pictures */home */data/Videos 127.0.0.1/data/Music 127.0.0.1/data/Documents 127.0.0.1/data/Backup 127.0.0.1 < after toggle of NFS for Home Folders >jim@WS-2 ~/Desktop $ sudo mount -t nfs 192.168.0.xxx:/home/jim /mnt/NFS[sudo] password for jim: mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting 192.168.0.215:/home/jimjim@WS-2 ~/Desktop $

Have you tried logging in to NFS specifying the user you wish to connect as?

Hello! I'm trying to achive/understand the same thing, but I can't grasp the whole picture...mdgm wrote:Have you tried logging in to NFS specifying the user you wish to connect as?I'm having trouble when I try to use "username=xxx,passwd=xxx" when mounting NFS shares. I don't know if that is doable, since (as I understand) NFS is only using uid's and gid's for access control.

Can't Use NFS to Access Home Shares

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mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Sep 11, 2014
Does specifying the type of the connection make any difference? e.g.

sudo mount -t nfs 192.168.XXX.XXX:/home /mnt/NFS

What version of nfs-common do you have installed?
wagb4
Aspirant
Sep 11, 2014
No, specifying the protocol (-t nfs) in the mount command does not change a thing.

nfs-common verson is 1:1.2.5-3ubuntu3.1 on my Linux Mint vesion 13.
nfs-common verson is 1.1.2.8-6ubuntu1.1 on a Linux Mint version 17.

Both Linux Mint systems give the same results. Good thought! Thanks for the idea.
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Sep 11, 2014
If you download your logs (System > Logs > Download Logs), what does your initrd.log look like?
wagb4
Aspirant
Sep 11, 2014
initrd.log seems to only include actions performed during original setup of the NAS.

[2014/09/03 19:39:18] Factory default initiated due to new disks (no RAID, no partitions)!
[2014/09/03 19:39:23] Defaulting to X-RAID2 mode, RAID level 1
[2014/09/03 19:39:50] Factory default initiated on ReadyNASOS 6.0.4.
[2014/09/03 12:19:46] Updated from ReadyNASOS 6.0.4 (1364529349) to 6.1.8 (1398980083).
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Sep 11, 2014
That's a big firmware jump.

Have you loaded much data on yet?

Can you try backing up your data, doing a factory default (wipes all data, settings, everything) and restoring your data from backup?
wagb4
Aspirant
Sep 11, 2014
The NAS is only a week old and that jump in firmware versions was when I checked for updates during the intial setup. There is no data on the NAS that I care about. I have been reluctant to copy files to the NAS until I understand how it works and how I should organize files on the NAS. And most importantly how I can access it on the LAN.
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Sep 12, 2014
Yes, well the last factory default (in this case on initial setup) and the subsequent firmware updates and OS Re-installs are logged in initrd.log

Seeing you haven't put data on yet, I would suggest you do a factory default e.g. via System > Settings > Update > Perform Factory Default in the Dashboard.

This will give you a clean setup on 6.1.8. After doing that can you enable NFS for your home shares and see if it works any better for you?

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