NFS read failed for server string

Cause

This is generally a permissions problem. Perhaps a directory or file permission was changed while the client held the file open. Perhaps the filesystem's share or netgroup permissions changed. If the server were down or the network saturated, the "NFS server not responding" message would appear instead.

Action

Log in to the NFS server and check the permissions of directories leading to the file. Make certain that the filesystem is shared with (exported to) the client experiencing an NFS read failure.

See Also

For more information, see the chapter on NFS troubleshooting in the NFS Administration Guide.