Solved by trial & error (this always happens with bugs I file) Linux 2.6.35 changes how symlinks (and presumably bind mounts) work detailed here http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/5/30/144
Solution change owner of my server's /nfs4exports directory from root to the primary user (UID 1000) Bug still stands (IMO anyway), as a working config on systems up to and including Lucid is no longer valid under Maverick -- Unable to mount NFS shares https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/604407 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs