"Authentication error" when mounting/accessing NFS share
Issue
- Mounts from a NFS share are failing with
mount: mount to NFS server 'X.X.X.X' failed: RPC Error: Authentication error.
- Files can not be locked on a NFS share when mounted as NFSv3
- System logs on the NFS client record
rpcbind[XXXX]: connect from 127.0.0.1 to getport/addr(status): request from unauthorized host
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- NFSv3
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