Aargh, I keep forgettnig about /var/log/upstart/! It's not very informative:
$ sudo cat /var/log/upstart/statd.log UPSTART_EVENTS = Perhaps this is because statd came up fine when I started it manually, some time after boot? I tried rebooting again, but the contents of that file did not change. $ cat /etc/default/nfs-common # If you do not set values for the NEED_ options, they will be attempted # autodetected; this should be sufficient for most people. Valid alternatives # for the NEED_ options are "yes" and "no". # Do you want to start the statd daemon? It is not needed for NFSv4. NEED_STATD= # Options for rpc.statd. # Should rpc.statd listen on a specific port? This is especially useful # when you have a port-based firewall. To use a fixed port, set this # this variable to a statd argument like: "--port 4000 --outgoing-port 4001". # For more information, see rpc.statd(8) or http://wiki.debian.org/SecuringNFS STATDOPTS= # Do you want to start the gssd daemon? It is required for Kerberos mounts. NEED_GSSD= By the way it seems that am using NFSv4, which shouldn't need statd at all according to that comment. My /etc/fstab contains fridge:/home /home nfs auto,rw,hard,intr,_netdev 0 0 fridge:/stuff /fridge/stuff nfs auto,rw,hard,intr,_netdev 0 0 but when I 'sudo mount -a' to force NFS mounts, /proc/mounts lists these as 'nfs4'. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1371564 Title: statd fails to come up on boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nfs-utils/+bug/1371564/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs