Unable to mount NFS share getting error "mount.nfs4: an incorrect mount option was specified".

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Issue

  • Unable to mount NFS share getting error "mount.nfs4: an incorrect mount option was specified".

    # mount -t nfs server:/nfs /mnt -vvv                              
    mount.nfs: timeout set for Fri Apr 30 12:19:35 2021                                                               
    mount.nfs: trying text-based options 'logging=0,vers=4.2,addr=192.168.122.1,clientaddr=192.168.122.2'              
    mount.nfs: mount(2): Invalid argument                                                                             
    mount.nfs: trying text-based options 'logging=0,vers=4,minorversion=1,addr=192.168.122.1,clientaddr=192.168.122.2' 
    mount.nfs: mount(2): Invalid argument                                                                             
    mount.nfs: trying text-based options 'logging=0,vers=4,addr=192.168.122.2,clientaddr=192.168.122.2'                
    mount.nfs: mount(2): Invalid argument                                                                             
    mount.nfs: trying text-based options 'logging=0,addr=192.168.122.2'                                                
    mount.nfs: prog 100003, trying vers=3, prot=6                                                                     
    mount.nfs: portmap query retrying: RPC: Timed out                                                                 
    mount.nfs: prog 100003, trying vers=3, prot=17                                                                    
    mount.nfs: portmap query failed: RPC: Timed out                                                                   
    mount.nfs: an incorrect mount option was specified                                    
    
  • Dmesg logs reports nfs: Unknown parameter:

    [Wed May 20 16:06:15 2026] nfs: Unknown parameter 'fatal_neterrors'
    [Wed May 20 16:06:18 2026] nfs: Unknown parameter 'fatal_neterrors'
    [Wed May 20 16:06:18 2026] nfs: Unknown parameter 'fatal_neterrors'
    [Wed May 20 16:06:18 2026] nfs: Unknown parameter 'fatal_neterrors'
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

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