Re: mount: unknown filesystem type 'nfs'

[Marty <martyb@ix.netcom.com>]

Dan Fulbright wrote:
> When I try to mount an NFS filesystem, I get this error:
>
> mount: unknown filesystem type 'nfs'
>
> Here's the mount command I'm using on host2:
>
> mount host1.domain.com:/tmp /mnt
>
> On host1.domain.com, I have this in /etc/exports:
>
> /tmp host2.domain.com(ro,sync)
>
> I tried using all IP addresses instead of names, but with the same 
> results. The mount(8) man page says that it includes built-in NFS support.
>
> I'm running Sarge. I'm somewhat new to Debian, but have been using Linux 
> for many years, so if I need to provide more information, just let me know.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> --df

Something must not be loaded.  What do you get by running "rpcinfo -p"?

For comparison, here's what I get:

marty@algernon:~$ rpcinfo -p
   program vers proto   port
    100000    2   tcp    111  portmapper
    100000    2   udp    111  portmapper
    100021    1   udp   1024  nlockmgr
    100021    3   udp   1024  nlockmgr
    391002    2   tcp    605  sgi_fam
    100024    1   udp    676  status
    100024    1   tcp    679  status
    100003    2   udp   2049  nfs
    100003    2   tcp   2049  nfs
    100005    1   udp   2048  mountd
    100005    2   udp   2048  mountd
    100005    1   tcp   2048  mountd
    100005    2   tcp   2048  mountd
marty@algernon:~$