Unable to mount the NFS share and getting error `mount.nfs: address already in use` in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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Issue

  • NFS share is not mountable and getting below error:
mount: trying <nfsserver-ip> prog 100003 vers 3 prot tcp port 2049
mount: trying <nfsserver-ip> prog 100005 vers 3 prot udp port 693
mount.nfs: Address already in use

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • NFS

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