How to Resolve wrong fs type while mounting NFS share on CentOS 7

NFS share is a network file sharing protocol. It is used to provide shared access to files and folders across Linux machines over the network. This error comes when the nfs-utils package is missing from the machine and will give the below error while mounting any NFS share point.

 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# mount 192.168.1.103:/nfsshare /mnt/ mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on 192.168.1.103:/nfsshare,        missing codepage or helper program, or other error        (for several filesystems (e.g. nfs, cifs) you might        need a /sbin/mount.<type> helper program)          In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try        dmesg | tail or so. [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 

This article describes How to Resolve wrong fs type while mounting NFS share on CentOS 7.

 

Step 1. Package installation: Run the following command to install nfs-utils package:

 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# yum install nfs-utils -y Loaded plugins: fastestmirror ……………………… Installed:   nfs-utils.x86_64 1:1.3.0-0.68.el7.2   Dependency Installed: ………………………   tcp_wrappers.x86_64 0:7.6-77.el7   Complete! [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 

Step 2. Mount a NFS Share: Run the following commands to mount the NFS share on /mnt directory:

 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# mount 192.168.1.103:/nfsshare /mnt/ [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 

Step 3. Configure for Auto Mount: Edit /etc/fstab and put the below entries at the end of the file to mount the NFS Share across reboot the machine:

 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# vi /etc/fstab …………………………… 192.168.1.103/nfsshare    /mnt/       nfs    default 0 0 [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# mount -a [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 

Step 5. Verify the Mounting Status: Run the following command to verify mounting of the NFS Share:

 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# df -h /mnt/ Filesystem               Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on 192.168.1.103:/nfsshare  8.0G  1.5G  6.6G  19% /mnt [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 

Done!!! NFS Share is mounted successfully on CentOS 7 client and configured for auto mount.