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I'm using Windows 7 x64 as my normal OS, and using Ubuntu under VirtualBox.

I have haneWIN installed as NFS server, and I put the following under Ubuntu's /etc/fstab:

192.168.1.2:/websites /home/user/ror nfs rsize=8192,wsize=8192,timeo=14,intr,udp,nolock,rw,user

The mount shows up as a folder in the task bar on bootup. However if I were to go straight into the console and type cd ~/ror, I get a No such file or directory error. So then I have to literally click on the folder icon on the task bar which opens the mount just fine. Then I go back into the console and type the same thing...it works. I can also type mount -a in the console and then it works. Why won't it do this automatically?

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The answer here https://askubuntu.com/a/215752/248266

Solved my issue. Seems like a lame workaround that shouldn't be necessary but there it is.

All I needed to do was adding

mount -a

to /etc/rc.local file.

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The fact that you get the error No such file or directory is peculiar because:

In order for a drive to mount at /home/user/ror the directory must exist.

So even if the drive wasn't mounted you should be able to cd into the empty directory.

Do whatever it takes to reproduce the problem (probably reboot the VM).

And try the following:

Run df -h to see if the drive is mounted.

Try using a full path to the directory cd /home/user/ror

Or since the shell drops you into your home directory right away just: cd ror

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  • Ah, you got me. I actually originally tried cd ~/ror/dev.manager (which is a subfolder in the NFS mount) and that's what wasn't working. I can actually cd into ~/ror (empty dir). But then the question is "why isn't it being mounted when there's nothing wrong with the script?"
    – JakeTheSnake
    Mar 7, 2014 at 21:18
  • That makes more sense. Just for troubleshooting, try removing all your extra paramters in fstab so replace rsize... with defaults 0 0
    – Dan
    Mar 7, 2014 at 21:25
  • No joy. Same outcome.
    – JakeTheSnake
    Mar 7, 2014 at 21:33
  • Not sure if it's what should be expected from the average Ubuntu user, but following this advice, it works now: askubuntu.com/a/215752/248266
    – JakeTheSnake
    Mar 7, 2014 at 21:36

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