Why do I receive the error 'mount: can't get address for <server name>' in /var/log/messages?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The following error appears in /var/log/messages accompanied by the inability to mount or connect to NFS shares.
  • The following error appears when issuing the mount command.
mount: can't get address for <server name>

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Mounting NFSv3 or v4 shares

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