# NFS Mount keeps throwing error (mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting ) **URL:** \ **Category:** SUSE Linux Enterprise Server\ **Created:** [September 22, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/nfs-mount-keeps-throwing-error-mount-nfs-access-denied-by-server-while-mounting/35293 "2020-09-22T19:18:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pramod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@Pramod](https://forums.suse.com/u/Pramod)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/nfs-mount-keeps-throwing-error-mount-nfs-access-denied-by-server-while-mounting/35293/1 "2020-09-22T19:18:26Z")
Hello, My first post on the Linux community. I am trying to mount nfs share on SLES12, but I keep getting the above error. Our Isilon person confirmed that the Linux server has permissions to nfs location. I noticed the following error in /var/log/warn, so I restarted “rpc-gssd service” and tried remounting but I still get the same access denied by server error. Can anyone suggest what am I doing wrong?? 2020-09-21T16:30:16.914440-05:00 server\_name rpc.gssd[28559]: ERROR: unable to resolve 10.239.10.151 to hostname: Name or service not known 2020-09-21T16:30:16.914586-05:00 server\_name rpc.gssd[28559]: ERROR: failed to read service info #mount xx.xx.xx.xxxx:/ifs/Isilon1/xx/Backup\_External /Backup\_External Thank You! ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/nfs-mount-keeps-throwing-error-mount-nfs-access-denied-by-server-while-mounting/35293/2 "2020-09-23T01:08:37Z")
Hi and welcome to the Forum 🙂 You have to specify the type; ```auto mkdir -p /Backup_External mount -t nfs xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/ifs/Isilon1/xx/Backup_External /Backup_External ``` ---
**Author:** ![Pramod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@Pramod](https://forums.suse.com/u/Pramod)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/nfs-mount-keeps-throwing-error-mount-nfs-access-denied-by-server-while-mounting/35293/3 "2020-09-25T14:09:12Z")
Thank you @malcolmlewis . Sorry for the delay, I didn’t get notified after the comment (too much dependency on email and alerts 😄 Yes I tried that command: server\_name:/ # mount -t nfs xx.xxx.xx.xxx:/ifs/Isilon1/Prod/hanaprod/BU /Backup\_External mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting xx.xxx.xx.xxx:/ifs/Isilon1/Prod/hanaprod/BU At the exact time, I noticed this error in /var/log/messages: \__**2020-09-25T08:36:15.287194-05:00 server\_name rpc.gssd[44303]: ERROR: unable to resolve 10.239.10.151 to hostname: Name or service not known 2020-09-25T08:36:15.316866-05:00 server\_name rpc.gssd[44303]: ERROR: failed to read service info**_ \*\*Checks done so far: \*\*The Isilon IP is pingeable from Linux server, made sure that “rpc.gssd” service is in running status. Any thoughts what else can be done? ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/nfs-mount-keeps-throwing-error-mount-nfs-access-denied-by-server-while-mounting/35293/4 "2020-09-25T15:50:59Z")
Hi To me, there is perhaps a username/permissions issue at the server `access denied by server` you need to check at the nfs server end, likely need to add options, maybe a nfs vers/protocol issue? ---
**Author:** ![Pramod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@Pramod](https://forums.suse.com/u/Pramod)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/nfs-mount-keeps-throwing-error-mount-nfs-access-denied-by-server-while-mounting/35293/5 "2020-09-25T20:23:58Z")
OK, thank you . I will check with someone from the team. Thanks again for your time.