REAR mkbackup fails with "bad option; for several filesystems (e.g. nfs, cifs) you might need a /sbin/mount.<type> helper program"
Issue
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REARbackup process fails with the below errorRHEL 7Relax-and-Recover 2.4 / Git Using log file: /var/log/rear/rear-21rhel79.log ERROR: Mount command 'mount -v -t nfs -o rw,noatime 192.168.122.31:/backup /tmp/rear.2cFbidXQW91gzfg/outputfs' failed. Aborting due to an error, check /var/log/rear/rear-21rhel79.log for details Exiting rear mkbackup (PID 1982) and its descendant processesRHEL 8andRHEL 9Running workflow mkbackup on the normal/original system ERROR: Mount command 'mount -v -t nfs -o rw,noatime 192.168.122.31:/backup /tmp/rear.bysxbmovlmFjB2u/outputfs' failed. Some latest log messages since the last called script 060_mount_NETFS_path.sh: 2024-09-04 11:45:41.988271467 Including prep/NETFS/default/060_mount_NETFS_path.sh mkdir: created directory '/tmp/rear.bysxbmovlmFjB2u/outputfs' 2024-09-04 11:45:41.993030098 Added 'remove_temporary_mountpoint '/tmp/rear.bysxbmovlmFjB2u/outputfs'' as an exit task 2024-09-04 11:45:41.993982557 Mounting with 'mount -v -t nfs -o rw,noatime 192.168.122.31:/backup /tmp/rear.bysxbmovlmFjB2u/outputfs' mount: /tmp/rear.bysxbmovlmFjB2u/outputfs: bad option; for several filesystems (e.g. nfs, cifs) you might need a /sbin/mount.<type> helper program. Aborting due to an error, check /var/log/rear/rear-11rhel88.log for details
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- rear
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