I get a "Root not mapped to any user" error when trying to load NFS Server. What went wrong?

Explanation:  This error is displayed when NFS Server tries to look for a user having the UID set to 0. Depending on the configuration specified in SYS:ETC\NFS.CFG, this user is looked for in either NDS^® or in the Remote NIS Server.

Action:  If you receive this error while set to NDS Access, do the following:

1. In SYS:ETC\NFS.CFG, set NDS_ACCESS = 1.

2. In SYS:ETC\NFS.CFG set the SEARCH_ROOT parameter correctly.

   For details on setting the parameter, refer to What is the significance of the SEARCH_ROOT parameter in SYS:ETC\NFS.CFG file?.

3. Do an nfsstop and then do an nfsstart and load nfsserv.

Action:  If you receive this error while set to NIS Access, do the following:

1. Set the SYS:ETC\NFS.CFG parameters as follows:

   NDS_ACCESS = 0

   NIS_CLIENT_ACCESS = 1

   NIS_DOMAIN = Valid_NIS_Domain

   NIS_SERVER = Name/IP_of_NIS_Server

2. Do an nfsstop and then do an nfsstart and load nfsserv.

3. If you still get the same error, this could be because the binding to the NIS Server is incorrect, which make the user's UID = 0. So, forcibly set this information correctly by issuing the following command:

   Ypset Valid_NIS_Domain Name/IP_of_NIS_Server

4. Try loading nfsserv again and it should come up fine.