ESRMNT
Linux / POSIXERRORCriticalFilesystemHIGH confidence
Srmount Error
Production Risk
Very rare; RFS is not used on modern Linux.
What this means
ESRMNT (errno 69) is a Linux/RFS-specific error returned during srmount (server mount) operations in the RFS subsystem.
Why it happens
- 1RFS server mount operation failure
How to reproduce
RFS srmount failure (historical).
trigger — this will error
trigger — this will error
// errno = ESRMNT from RFS srmount operation
expected output
Srmount error (ESRMNT)
Fix
Use NFS instead of RFS
WHEN On any modern Linux system
Use NFS instead of RFS
# Replace RFS mounts with NFS mount -t nfs server:/export /mnt/point
Why this works
RFS is obsolete; NFS provides equivalent functionality with modern support.
Sources
Official documentation ↗
Linux Programmer Manual errno(3)
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