Is NFSv2 supported in RHEL7? mount.nfs: requested NFS version or transport protocol is not supported

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Issue

  • Is NFSv2 supported in RHEL7?
  • Can I use NFS version 2 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7?
  • When I try to mount an NFSv2 filesystem in RHEL7, I get the message:
# mount -t nfs -o defaults,vers=2 nfs-server:/ /mnt/nfs
mount.nfs: requested NFS version or transport protocol is not supported

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • NFS (Network File System) version 2

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