[RHEL6.3] Unable to start nfs - getting "RPC: unable to receive; errno 111" and similar errors

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Issue

  • I'm trying to get NFS running on a server. I keep getting the following:
[root@server ~]# service nfs start
Starting NFS services:                                     [  OK  ]
Starting NFS quotas: Cannot register service: RPC: Unable to receive; errno = Connection refused
rpc.rquotad: unable to register (RQUOTAPROG, RQUOTAVERS, udp).
                                                           [FAILED]
Starting NFS mountd:                                       [FAILED]
Starting NFS daemon: rpc.nfsd: writing fd to kernel failed: errno 111 (Connection refused)
rpc.nfsd: unable to set any sockets for nfsd
                                                           [FAILED]

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3
    • kernel 2.6.32-279.2.1.el6.x86_64
    • rpcbind-0.2.0-9.el6.x86_64
    • nfs-utils-1.2.3-26.el6.x86_64
    • nfs-utils-lib-1.1.5-4.el6.x86_64

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