bug#39551: closed (Cannot declare an NFS mount using the <file-system> record)

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> Cannot declare an NFS mount using the <file-system> record
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> Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:41:50 -0500
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> When I try adding an NFS mount point to my Guix System, like:
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> (file-system
>   (device "192.168.1.10:/mnt/scratch/")
>   (mount-point "/mnt/scratch/")
>   (type "nfs")
>   (options "rw,async,soft,noexec"))
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> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
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> Reconfiguring fails with the message:
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> error: device '192.168.1.10' not found: No such file or directory
> hint: If '192.168.1.10' is a file system label, write
> `(file-system-label "192.168.1.10")' in your `device' field.
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> So it doesn't appear to be possible to declare an NFS mount currently,
> despite commit 0c85db79f7a8abc3bcdbf8931d959fe94306a5a1 that'd suggest
> it should be possible.
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> Maxim
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> Giovanni Biscuolo <address@hidden> writes:
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> > Hello,
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> > Maxim Cournoyer <address@hidden> writes:
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> >> The attached patch fixes this issue
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> >> diff --git a/guix/scripts/system.scm b/guix/scripts/system.scm
> >> index b0386a1392..26a1599a93 100644
> >> --- a/guix/scripts/system.scm
> >> +++ b/guix/scripts/system.scm
> >> @@ -566,6 +566,8 @@ any, are available.  Raise an error if they're not."
> >>                (and (file-system-mount? fs)
> >>                     (not (member (file-system-type fs)
> >>                                  %pseudo-file-system-types))
> >> +                   ;; Fixes issue #39551 (see: https://bugs.gnu.org/39551).
> >> +                   (not (string-prefix? "nfs" (file-system-type fs)))
> >>                     (not (memq 'bind-mount (file-system-flags fs)))))
> >>              file-systems))
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> > Please is it possible to also add nfs4 to this fix?
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> > Thanks! Gio'
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> Done with commit adbdf188c28c503a9c875b793bc88548d3cd702f.  Please not
> that booting with NFS still seems to be problematic, at least in my
> experience.  I had to use set mount? to #f and check? to #f as well in
> the <file-system> record.  I'll try to address these issues separately.
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> Maxim
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