From: pinnerite@gmail.com   
      
   On Fri, 5 Sep 2025 11:58:51 -0000 (UTC)   
   Dan Purgert  wrote:   
      
   > On 2025-09-05, pinnerite wrote:   
   > > On Thu, 4 Sep 2025 19:36:44 -0000 (UTC)   
   > > Dan Purgert  wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> On 2025-09-04, pinnerite wrote:   
   > >> > Ever since I  backed up to a second machine I had been using samba.   
   > >> > As a result I mounted using cifs and included username, password and   
   > >> > domain in the command line.   
   > >> >   
   > >> > I no longer need Samba and so reduced my mount statement to a minimal:   
   > >> >   
   > >> > $ sudo mount -t ext4 -o rw //192.168.1.120/backups/data/     
   /mnt/monty/data   
   > >> >   
   > >> > That doesn't work because [...]   
   > >>   
   > >> it's completely invalid for an ext4 filesystem, among other things.   
   > >>   
   > >> I'm going to assume this is an NFS mount, in which case   
   > >>   
   > >>   mount -t nfs 192.168.1.120:/backups/data /mnt/monty/data   
   > >>   
   > >> assuming, of course, "/backups/data" is the correct path on the remote   
   > >> machine.   
   > >>   
   > >   
   > > The nfs-kernel-server had not been installed on the local machine but   
   > > was on the remote(?) Now remedied.   
   >   
   > You only need "nfs-kernel-server" on the machine(s) that are acting as   
   > servers.  Clients only need "nfs-common" (or something close to that)   
   >   
   > > mount -t nfs 192.168.1.120:/backups/data /mnt/monty/data is correct but   
   > > it just times out.   
   >   
   > "just times out" sounds like either   
   >   
   > (A) the machine "192.168.1.120" is not actually running an NFS server OR   
   > (B) the firewall on that machine is blocking the connection.   
      
   It is almost working but only after I recruited ChatGPT. It took a long   
   time to pin it down. I have kept the whole sequence with multiple   
   duplicates and blind alleys. I will tidy it up and post it once I have   
   overcome the remaining issues.   
      
   Thanks for your help.   
      
   Alan   
      
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