NFS Sharing Tab is not found..NFS sharing provisioning fails with error....NFS sharing using command fails in windows 2008 r2

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_{Monday, September 29, 2014 11:57 AM}

Hi All,

     Operating System: Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1

H/w:  VMware virtual machine vmx 09

Installed: File server role with "Services for network file system"

Server for NFS and Client for NFS services and up and running.

But when I try to create an NFS share using the folder properties the NFS Sharing tab is missing.

I tried to provision an NFS share using server manager "New NFS share folder cannot be created"

Noticed Event ID 1015 from NFSserver " Server for NFS was unable to validate licensing information at this time, the server will be nonfunctional until this information can be validated"

Tried to create the NFS share using command line but that too failed.

Request all to kindly assist me in isolating and fixing this issue.

Thank you so much

Shaji P.K.

Server for NFS was unable to validate licensing information at this time, the server will be nonfunctional until this information can be validated

All replies (17)

_{Monday, October 13, 2014 5:35 AM ✅Answered}

Hi All,

      Thanks for all your time......

Finally I have isolated the issue to " Bypass Traverse Checking"

The server was hardened using the customer hardening policy thorough AD GPO, I have modified the GPO and issued the "Bypass Traverse Checking" permission to my ID, then I could see the "NFS sharing tab" in folder properties and successfully configured the NFS share.

Looks like "Bypass Traverse Checking" is a pre-requisite for the user who creates NFS share.  Not found this in MS link.

Regards

Shaji P.K

_{Monday, September 29, 2014 12:13 PM}

Hi Shaji,

Let me know first that VMware tool is updated or not? and also let me know is their is any unexpected shutdown happen in the past?

Regards, Koustov Choudhury

_{Tuesday, September 30, 2014 11:16 AM}

Hi Koustov,

    Thanks for the response

The VMware tools is up-to-date and is Version 9.0.5 build 1137270.

Windows installer service is present in services with startup type Manual and able to start and install/uninstall applications.

We have a setup virtual servers provisioned from the cloud environment.  I have tried to configure NFS in two of these servers, both the places  facing this issue. It seems all the servers provisioned using the Windows 2008 r2 Ent. OS image are having this issue(Microsoft Windows Server version 6.1 (Build 7601: Service Pack 1) 

To isolate the VMware related tools and hardware dependency, I have rebuild one of the non-critical server with a different windows 2008 r2 Ent. OS image used by a different unit of the organization, and there I am able to successfully configure NFS. (Microsoft Windows Server version 6.1 (Build 7601: Service Pack 1)

The details of the event logged is below.

Log Name:      System
Source:        NfsServer
Date:          9/29/2014 8:17:50 AM
Event ID:      1015
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      abc
Description:
Server for NFS was unable to validate licensing information at this time, the server will be nonfunctional until this information can be validated.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="NfsServer" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="49152">1015</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>0</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2014-09-29T02:47:50.463269200Z" />
    <EventRecordID>125849</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>System</Channel>
    <Computer>abc.xyz.comt</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data>\Device\NfsSvr</Data>
    <Binary>000000000100000000000000F70300C000000000340000C001000000000000000000000000000000</Binary>
  </EventData>
</Event>

Thanks

Shaji P.K.

_{Wednesday, October 1, 2014 8:12 AM}

Hi Shaji, Product: Windows Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications ID: 1023 Source: Microsoft-Windows-SUA-Psxss Version: 6.0 Symbolic Name: PSX_MAP_SERVER_CANNOT_CONNECT_RESOLUTION_FAILURE Message: Could not connect to Mapping Server at host %1: Host name resolution failed while connecting. For this you need to go through the following task..... Check mapping server SUA was unable to resolve the name of the Network File Service (NFS) mapping server. SUA might not have access to NFS files or folders because the program cannot map the identity of one or more UNIX-based host computers. To check the mapping server: 1.Open Registry Editor. ◦Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search text box, and then press Enter. 2.Locate the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSNFS\MappingServers. 3.Double-click the registry key to view its properties. Copy the server name or IP address provided in the registry key. 4.In a Command Prompt window, ping the mapping server. ◦To open a Command Prompt window, click Start, and then either click Command Prompt on the Start menu, or type cmd in the Start Search text box, and then press Enter. 5.If pinging the server is successful, and the server name in the registry key is a network and path name instead of an IP address, replace the value in the registry key with the server's IP address, obtained in the ping response. Save your changes, close Registry Editor, and then restart the computer that logged the error. 6.If pinging the mapping server fails, verify that the mapping server is operational, and that it has been correctly configured in accordance with procedures in the Server for Network File Services Help. ◦You can learn more about configuring User Name Mapping by entering nfsadmin /? in a Command Prompt window on a computer that is running the Services for Network File System role service of the File Services role. Verify Verify that the Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA) Psxss.exe utility is functioning, first by viewing Psxss.exe in the Windows Task Manager, and then by using an SUA application that you have developed or are porting to Windows to transmit data over the network. To verify that Psxss.exe is running: 1.Open Windows Task Manager by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL, and then clicking Task Manager. 2.On the Processes tab, select the Show processes from all users check box. 3.Verify that PSXSS.exe is running. Next, use an application on which you are working in SUA, or that you are porting to Windows by using SUA, to send some data over the network. For example, attempt to use your application to modify files or documents in another location on the network. If PSXSS.exe is functioning properly, and is active in the list of processes in Task Manager, sending SUA application data over the network should succeed.

Regards, Koustov Choudhury

_{Wednesday, October 1, 2014 10:35 AM}

Hi All,

     Operating System: Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1

H/w:  VMware virtual machine vmx 09

Installed: File server role with "Services for network file system"

Server for NFS and Client for NFS services and up and running.

But when I try to create an NFS share using the folder properties the NFS Sharing tab is missing.

I tried to provision an NFS share using server manager "New NFS share folder cannot be created"

Noticed Event ID 1015 from NFSserver " Server for NFS was unable to validate licensing information at this time, the server will be nonfunctional until this information can be validated"

Tried to create the NFS share using command line but that too failed.

Request all to kindly assist me in isolating and fixing this issue.

Thank you so much

Shaji P.K.

Server for NFS was unable to validate licensing information at this time, the server will be nonfunctional until this information can be validated

NFS server is so weak (especially for 2008 R2) and keeping in mind you run that all hosted by VMware ESXi the best thing you can do is to get rid of using Windows as a NFS server completely and spawn a FreeBSD or Linux VM with a decent and recent version of Samba.

StarWind VSAN [Virtual SAN] clusters Hyper-V without SAS, Fibre Channel, SMB 3.0 or iSCSI, uses Ethernet to mirror internally mounted SATA disks between hosts.

_{Monday, October 6, 2014 4:44 AM}

Thanks .... but my application team has put two months effort to configure this device and they don't have enough time to re-work on the whole thing they have tested in UAT.. they want the similar setup in production... need to fix this NFS issue... request kind suggestions to isolate this issue.

_{Monday, October 6, 2014 4:51 AM}

Thanks Koustov,

    Thanks for the efforts... the basic issue is I am not able to provision the NFS share in windows server 2008 r2 Enterprise SP1 after adding the NFS services successfully... In folder properties "NFS sharing" tab not present, while trying to provision share using "Server manager" or command lime failing with Error. No Error details found.

Regards

Shaji P.K.

_{Tuesday, October 7, 2014 4:22 AM}

Hi,

Please share the error screen while trying command line for Farther analysis.

Regards, Koustov Choudhury

_{Tuesday, October 7, 2014 5:12 AM}

Hi Koustov,

Please find the requested infromation

C:\sc query NfsService

SERVICE_NAME: NfsService
        TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
        STATE              : 4  RUNNING
                                (STOPPABLE, NOT_PAUSABLE, ACCEPTS_SHUTDOWN)
        WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 0  (0x0)
        SERVICE_EXIT_CODE  : 0  (0x0)
        CHECKPOINT         : 0x0
        WAIT_HINT          : 0x0

C:\sc query Nfsclnt

SERVICE_NAME: Nfsclnt
        TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
        STATE              : 4  RUNNING
                                (STOPPABLE, NOT_PAUSABLE, IGNORES_SHUTDOWN)
        WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 0  (0x0)
        SERVICE_EXIT_CODE  : 0  (0x0)
        CHECKPOINT         : 0x0
        WAIT_HINT          : 0x0

C:\nfsshare job=e:hpx\job
error: failure to share path

C:\nfsshare job=e:\hpx\job
error: failure to share path

Below is the error I got while trying to provision the NFS share using wizard

Regards

Shaji P.K.

_{Tuesday, October 7, 2014 6:14 AM}

Hi Shaji,

Let me know the following services are available on your NFS server or not?

1. Services for Network File System components

Regards, Koustov Choudhury

_{Tuesday, October 7, 2014 7:38 AM}

Hi Koustov,

    No such service found

regards

Shaji P.K.

_{Tuesday, October 7, 2014 8:18 AM}

To create a shared folder by using NFS sharing

1. • On the Windows Server 2008 R2 computer that is running Server for NFS, create a folder to use as the NFS shared folder.

   • In Windows Explorer, right-click the folder that you created, and click Properties. In Properties, click the NFS Sharing tab. Note that the NFS Sharing tab is not available unless you install Services for Network File System components, as described in the attach reference link.

   • Click Manage NFS Sharing, and select Share this folder. Provide a name for the share that you would like to export to NFS client computers.

   • If you want to allow anonymous access, select Allow anonymous access. You can also specify the UID and GID to be used for anonymous access (the default is -2).

   • To configure share permissions, click Permissions, click Add, and then do one of the following: 

     • In the Names list, click the clients and groups that you want to add, and then click Add.

   • In the Add Names text box, type the names of the clients or groups that you want to add (separate the names in the list with a semicolon).

2. In the Type of Access list, click the type of access that you want to allow the selected clients and groups.

3. Select Allow root access if you want a user who is identified as a root user to have access other than as an anonymous user. By default, the user identifier (UID) root user is forced to use the anonymous UID.

4. In the Encoding list, choose the type of directory and file name encoding to be used for the selected clients and groups.

5. Click OK twice, and then click Apply.

Reference :-

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/library/dd758767(v=ws.10).aspx

Regards, Koustov Choudhury

_{Tuesday, October 7, 2014 9:05 AM}

Hi Koustov,

   After adding NFS role service, first I have tried to create an NFS share using NFS sharing tab of folder properties and found the tab itself missing.

Then tried the command line and NFS share provisioning tab - that too failed.

Attaching the GPO applied on the server... please check from that angle if any hardening policy is causing this issue

Regards

Shaji P.K.

_{Tuesday, October 7, 2014 9:24 AM}

gpresult /h is bit big html file not able to update here

_{Wednesday, October 8, 2014 8:00 AM}

Hi,

You can follow the Attach link to Share NFS Folder. Or you can also try some 3rd party.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/library/dd758767(v=ws.10).aspx

Regards, Koustov Choudhury

_{Friday, October 10, 2014 5:39 AM}

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_{Monday, October 13, 2014 5:58 AM}

Hi Shaji,

Good to hear that finally you find the RCA. Find the "BTC" details on the attach link.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc739389(v=ws.10).aspx

Regards, Koustov Choudhury