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How do you prevent stale NFS file handles?
Try restarting NFS first on the server and then on the clients. This may clear the file handles. Rebooting NFS servers with files opened from other servers is not recommended. This is especially problematic if the open file has been deleted on the server.
What causes stale NFS file handles?
A filehandle becomes stale whenever the file or directory referenced by the handle is removed by another host, while your client still holds an active reference to the object. So this can occur if the directory is modified on the NFS server, but the directories modification time is not updated.
Which is a part of the file handle used by network file system?
NFS uses file handles to uniquely identify a file or a directory that the current operation is being performed upon. This consists of the following components: Volume Identifier – An NFS server may have multiple file systems or partitions. The volume identifier tells the server which file system is being referred to.
What is a stale mount?
Why does Mount-t fail with stale file handle?
A mount -t nfs fails with Stale file handle if the server has some stale exports entries for that client. Example scenario: this might happen when the server reboots without the client umounting the nfs volumes first. When the server is back and the client then umounts and tries to mount the nfs volume the server might respond with:
What to do if NFS handle is stale?
So, a stale NFS handle occurring on a client after a server reboot, resolved on the client by an un/remount of the client’s file system is proper behaviour. ReplyLink artilaFeb 16, 2009 @ 10:51
What does the handle Mean in mount.nfs?
The file handle refers to a specific instance of a file and deleting the file and then recreating it creates a new instance of the file. The error, ESTALE, is usually seen when cached directory information is used to convert a pathname to a dentry/inode pair.
When does NFS server change the file handle?
Additionally, some NFS servers even change the file handle when a file is renamed, although this practice is discouraged. This error occurs even if a file or directory, with the same name, is recreated on the server without the client being aware of it.