There is something weird going on, since every boot behaves a bit differently:
[ 44.264445] systemd[1]: Found ordering cycle on nfs-server.service/start [ 44.264447] systemd[1]: Found dependency on nfs-mountd.service/start [ 44.264448] systemd[1]: Found dependency on network.target/start [ 44.264449] systemd[1]: Found dependency on NetworkManager.service/start [ 44.264450] systemd[1]: Found dependency on basic.target/start [ 44.264451] systemd[1]: Found dependency on sockets.target/start [ 44.264452] systemd[1]: Found dependency on acpid.socket/start [ 44.264453] systemd[1]: Found dependency on sysinit.target/start [ 44.264455] systemd[1]: Found dependency on setserial.service/start [ 44.264457] systemd[1]: Found dependency on remote-fs.target/start [ 44.264460] systemd[1]: Found dependency on remote-fs-pre.target/start [ 44.264461] systemd[1]: Found dependency on nfs-server.service/start [ 44.264462] systemd[1]: Breaking ordering cycle by deleting job nfs-mountd.service/start [ 44.264463] systemd[1]: Job nfs-mountd.service/start deleted to break ordering cycle starting with nfs-server.service/start This time NFS is not working. rpcinfo program version netid address service owner 100000 4 tcp6 ::.0.111 portmapper superuser 100000 3 tcp6 ::.0.111 portmapper superuser 100000 4 udp6 ::.0.111 portmapper superuser 100000 3 udp6 ::.0.111 portmapper superuser 100000 4 tcp 0.0.0.0.0.111 portmapper superuser 100000 3 tcp 0.0.0.0.0.111 portmapper superuser 100000 2 tcp 0.0.0.0.0.111 portmapper superuser 100000 4 udp 0.0.0.0.0.111 portmapper superuser 100000 3 udp 0.0.0.0.0.111 portmapper superuser 100000 2 udp 0.0.0.0.0.111 portmapper superuser 100000 4 local /run/rpcbind.sock portmapper superuser 100000 3 local /run/rpcbind.sock portmapper superuser But sudo systemctl start nfs-kernel-server starts nfs server beautifully -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1452644 Title: vivid NFSd does not start due to systemd ordering cycle To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nfs-utils/+bug/1452644/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs