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systemctl status nfs-common shows it fail due to missing nobody group and missing file /etc/idmapd.conf
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Hi, when i ran /usr/local/lib/nagios/plugins/check_systemd_state

it led me to finding nfs-common failed to start due to

Jun 18 18:36:21 gerrit-mysql nfs-common[27446]: Starting NFS common utilities: statd idmapdrpc.idmapd: Skipping configuration file "/etc/idmapd.conf": No such file or directory
Jun 18 18:36:21 gerrit-mysql nfs-common[27446]: rpc.idmapd: Could not find group "nobody"
Jun 18 18:36:21 gerrit-mysql nfs-common[27446]: failed!
Jun 18 18:36:21 gerrit-mysql systemd[1]: nfs-common.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
Jun 18 18:36:21 gerrit-mysql systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: NFS support files common to client and server.

Could this be fixed please?

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labs: Ensure the nobody group exists to prevent nfs-common from failing to startoperations/puppetproduction+0 -0
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Paladox created this task.Jun 18 2017, 6:42 PM
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gerritbot subscribed.Jun 18 2017, 6:49 PM

Change 359813 had a related patch set (by Paladox) published:
[operations/puppet@production] labs: Ensure the nobody group exists to prevent nfs-common from failing to start

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/359813

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Jun 18 2017, 6:49 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Jun 18 2017, 6:59 PM

Change 359813 abandoned by Paladox:
labs: Ensure the nobody group exists to prevent nfs-common from failing to start

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/359813

Paladox removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Jun 18 2017, 11:20 PM
• GTirloni added a project: cloud-services-team (Kanban).Mar 23 2019, 9:23 PM
• Bstorm subscribed.Feb 11 2020, 5:29 PM

@Paladox is this still valid?

• Bstorm triaged this task as Low priority.Feb 20 2020, 1:21 AM

I found out why this happens and the fix is baked into: https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/operations/puppet/+/571821

• Bstorm claimed this task.Feb 20 2020, 1:21 AM
• Bstorm closed this task as Resolved.Mar 4 2020, 7:07 PM

This should now be fixed. Please re-open if ever it resurfaces.

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