NFS will not start, "service nfs start" gives no output
Issue
- When attempting to start
nfs, no output is returned from the command:
# service nfs start
- Additionally, despite the fact that
nfsis not running, attempting to restart it fails:
# service nfs status
rpc.svcgssd is stopped
rpc.mountd is stopped
nfsd is stopped
rpc.rquotad is stopped
# service nfs restart
Shutting down NFS daemon: [FAILED]
Shutting down NFS mountd: [FAILED]
Shutting down NFS quotas: [FAILED]
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3
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