Bug 253901 - nfsv4_server values in /etc/rc.conf appear to not be functioning as intended
Summary: nfsv4_server values in /etc/rc.conf appear to not be functioning as intended
Status: Closed FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Base System
Classification: Unclassified
Component: kern (show other bugs)
Version: CURRENT
Hardware: Any Any
: --- Affects Only Me
Assignee: Rick Macklem
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2021-02-27 22:14 UTC by Daniel Ebdrup Jensen
Modified: 2021-03-27 21:47 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

See Also:
rmacklem: mfc-stable13+
rmacklem: mfc-stable12+


Attachments
make mountd syslog that a V4: line is needed for NFSv4 service (1.54 KB, patch)
2021-03-05 15:31 UTC, Rick Macklem
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Description Daniel Ebdrup Jensen freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2021-02-27 22:14:05 UTC
I tried configuring NFSv4 with TCP by setting the following in /etc/rc.conf:
mountd_enable="YES"
nfs_server_enable="YES"
nfsv4_server_only="YES"
nfsv4_server_enable="YES"
nfsuserd_enable="YES"
nfs_server_flags="-t --minthreads 1 --maxthreads 8"
[SNIP]

However, `mount_nfs -o nfsv4 -o tcp ...` on the client would fail with:
mount_nfs: nmount: /mnt/test: Permission denied
[SNIP]

It kept doing this irrespective of any field values added to the sharenfs property until I added "V4: /" to /etc/exports

So I think the nfsv4_server_* values in /etc/defaults/rc.conf might not be working as intended?

Also, as an aside, mountd complains if /etc/exports doesn't exist, even if /etc/zfs/exports does when using the sharenfs property - this is mostly a nit, but it might as well be fixed if it's not intended to work like that.
Comment 1 Juraj Lutter freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2021-02-28 00:23:18 UTC
Yes, the documentation about V4 exports is a bit confusing.
Comment 2 Daniel Ebdrup Jensen freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2021-02-28 00:36:32 UTC
It looks like it was added with base r367423, and vfs.nfsd.server_min_nfsvers is indeed set to 4, but it doesn't seem like this is respected by nfsd?

Hopefully rmacklem@ sees this bug report, otherwise, I might take the liberty of sending a quick email when some time has passed.
Comment 3 Rick Macklem freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2021-03-04 14:57:10 UTC
Not sure what you think the bug is?
The "V4:" line is required for NFSv4
mounts. It tells the system where the
root of the NFSv4 tree is. (NFSv4 does
not use the mount protocol.)

Is your concern that mountd did not
log a message noting that "V4:"
line is missing for the "-R" option
case? (nfsv4_server_only="YES".)

I can probably add a check for that
to mountd.

Not sure about the "no /etc/exports"
file warning. As you can now see,
/usr/zfs/exports is not a replacement
for /etc/exports.

Oh, and I recommend using "minorversion=1 or 2
on the nfsv4 mounts. Much better protocol
than NFS v4.0.
Comment 4 Daniel Ebdrup Jensen freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2021-03-04 15:08:02 UTC
(In reply to Rick Macklem from comment #3)
I thought nfsv4_server_only=YES in /etc/rc.conf was meant to do the same as "V4: /" in /etc/exports, but from what you're saying, it sounds like this isn't the case, and nfsv4_server_only instead just adds the -R flag to nfsd?

If that's the case, you're welcome to close this as Not A Bug, when you respond - that way, it won't generate multiple notifications. ;)

I think NFSv4.2 isn't in 12.2-RELEASE, which is what my laptop uses.
Once 13.0-RELEASE is out and I upgrade, I'll be using minorversion=2, as well.
Comment 5 Rick Macklem freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2021-03-04 15:10:37 UTC
I think adding a warning about the "V4:"
line being missing is reasonable, when
NFSv4 is enabled.
Comment 6 Rick Macklem freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2021-03-05 15:31:44 UTC
Created attachment 223005 [details]
make mountd syslog that a V4: line is needed for NFSv4 service

This patch makes mountd generate a syslog message
when NFSv4 is enabled for the NFS server and there
is no "V4:" line in any exports file.

Hopefully this will clarify that one is required.
Comment 7 Daniel Ebdrup Jensen freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2021-03-05 18:42:46 UTC
Would it be better to `grep "V4\:" /etc/exports"` ?

Also, do you want this tested?
Comment 8 Rick Macklem freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2021-03-05 21:11:15 UTC
Technically a list of exports files can be
given to mountd's command line and the "V4:"
line(s) can exist in any one of them.
/etc/exports is just the default and,
for the case of zfs enabled, /usr/zfs/exports
is specified after /etc/exports.

Just look at /etc/rc.d/mountd

You are welcome to test it.
I am testing it to-day.
Comment 9 Rick Macklem freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2021-03-05 21:15:41 UTC
Also, the exports files get reloaded whenever
a SIGHUP is posted to mountd, so the check
needs to be in mountd when it does a (re)load.
Comment 10 commit-hook freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2021-03-09 00:10:45 UTC
A commit in branch main references this bug:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=09673fc0f36dd1cca74940a240a9ed0f62228084

commit 09673fc0f36dd1cca74940a240a9ed0f62228084
Author:     Rick Macklem <rmacklem@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2021-03-09 00:08:02 +0000
Commit:     Rick Macklem <rmacklem@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2021-03-09 00:08:02 +0000

    mountd(8): generate a syslog message when the "V4:" line is missing

    Daniel reported that NFSv4 mounts were not working despite having
    set "nfsv4_server_enable=YES" in /etc/rc.conf.  Mountd was logging a
    message that there was no /etc/exports file.
    He noted that creating a /etc/exports file with a "V4:" line in it
    was needed make NFSv4 mounts work.
    At least one "V4:" line in one of the exports(5) file(s) is needed to
    make NFSv4 mounts work. This patch fixes mountd.c so that it logs a
    message indicting that there is no "V4:" line in any exports(5)
    file when NFSv4 mounts are enabled.
    To avoid this message being generated erroneously, /etc/rc.d/mountd
    is updated to make sure vfs.nfsd.server_max_nfsvers is properly set
    before mountd(8) is started.

    Reported by:    debdrup
    PR:     253901
    MFC after:      2 weeks

 libexec/rc/rc.d/mountd   |  3 +++
 usr.sbin/mountd/mountd.c | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Comment 11 commit-hook freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2021-03-27 20:59:33 UTC
A commit in branch stable/13 references this bug:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=85ad493677a28725505834f61f7ba2230bbb19b3

commit 85ad493677a28725505834f61f7ba2230bbb19b3
Author:     Rick Macklem <rmacklem@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2021-03-09 00:08:02 +0000
Commit:     Rick Macklem <rmacklem@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2021-03-27 19:52:15 +0000

    mountd(8): generate a syslog message when the "V4:" line is missing

    Daniel reported that NFSv4 mounts were not working despite having
    set "nfsv4_server_enable=YES" in /etc/rc.conf.  Mountd was logging a
    message that there was no /etc/exports file.
    He noted that creating a /etc/exports file with a "V4:" line in it
    was needed make NFSv4 mounts work.
    At least one "V4:" line in one of the exports(5) file(s) is needed to
    make NFSv4 mounts work. This patch fixes mountd.c so that it logs a
    message indicting that there is no "V4:" line in any exports(5)
    file when NFSv4 mounts are enabled.
    To avoid this message being generated erroneously, /etc/rc.d/mountd
    is updated to make sure vfs.nfsd.server_max_nfsvers is properly set
    before mountd(8) is started.

    PR:     253901

    (cherry picked from commit 09673fc0f36dd1cca74940a240a9ed0f62228084)

 libexec/rc/rc.d/mountd   |  3 +++
 usr.sbin/mountd/mountd.c | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Comment 12 commit-hook freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2021-03-27 21:07:36 UTC
A commit in branch stable/12 references this bug:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=5cc4e912e031c717e6ee6c2a0fd92137cc2dcefc

commit 5cc4e912e031c717e6ee6c2a0fd92137cc2dcefc
Author:     Rick Macklem <rmacklem@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2021-03-09 00:08:02 +0000
Commit:     Rick Macklem <rmacklem@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2021-03-27 20:03:51 +0000

    mountd(8): generate a syslog message when the "V4:" line is missing

    Daniel reported that NFSv4 mounts were not working despite having
    set "nfsv4_server_enable=YES" in /etc/rc.conf.  Mountd was logging a
    message that there was no /etc/exports file.
    He noted that creating a /etc/exports file with a "V4:" line in it
    was needed make NFSv4 mounts work.
    At least one "V4:" line in one of the exports(5) file(s) is needed to
    make NFSv4 mounts work. This patch fixes mountd.c so that it logs a
    message indicting that there is no "V4:" line in any exports(5)
    file when NFSv4 mounts are enabled.
    To avoid this message being generated erroneously, /etc/rc.d/mountd
    is updated to make sure vfs.nfsd.server_max_nfsvers is properly set
    before mountd(8) is started.

    PR:     253901

    (cherry picked from commit 09673fc0f36dd1cca74940a240a9ed0f62228084)

 libexec/rc/rc.d/mountd   |  3 +++
 usr.sbin/mountd/mountd.c | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Comment 13 Rick Macklem freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2021-03-27 21:47:02 UTC
Patch has been committed and MFC'd.