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ruasonid

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If it is possible I want to use a USB stick in the router as a backup target from a Linux device since the NAS I would otherwise use is not always on. The backup job will not work with a Windows share and I cannot change anything on that side.

The NFS Exports option states "Export directories from plugged USB disks over NFS".

Is this the option I need?
 
I've got NFS export enabled via the toggle switch.

I cannot see any reference to NFS in the system log - is that normal?

The main problem I have at the moment is connecting to the NFS ext3 USB stick on the router from a Raspberry Pi. My fstab is:

192.168.0.1:/tmp/mnt/backup /media/backup nfs

/media/backup is created as a directory on the Pi.

When I try to mount the target I get
mount: special device 192.168.0.1:/tmp/mnt/backup does not exist

I had formatted to ext3 on a Windows machine so I went into the router via SSH and recreated the partition, formatted ext3, and rebooted. Same as above.
 
You want something like this:

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Yes, in more detail that is what I have:

Path: /mnt/backup
Access list: IP address of Pi
Options: rw,sync

Tried again with /mnt/backup nfs

mount.nfs: mounting 192.168.0.1:/mnt/backup failed, reason given by server: No such file or directory
 
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Try it from the command line instead of fstab.
Code:
sudo mount -t nfs 192.168.0.1:/mnt/backup /media/backup

If that doesn't work look in the syslog of the router for error messages.
 
Checked on the router file system.

There is no directory named backup in /mnt (empty) or /tmp/mnt (only sda1).
 
Oct 7 19:02:08 mountd[676]: authenticated mount request from 192.168.0.100:734 for /mnt/backup (/mnt/backup)
Oct 7 19:02:08 mountd[676]: can't stat exported dir /mnt/backup: No such file or directory

Edit:

Just above those entries...

kernel: svc: 192.168.0.100, port 693: unknown version (4 for prog 100003, nfsd)
 
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:confused: Did you create it?


You said in post #4 that it exists. :confused:

OK, I'm getting confused too. Last time I was this hands on with Linux was on Yggdrasil Linux (look it up if you have to).

I was following instructions to set up access from a Pi to the NFS export and following those instructions I set up a backup directory /media/backup on the Pi (it's still there). Where should backup be created in this case?
 
Use the router's NFS interface to navigate to /mnt/sda1 and create directories using the "+" icon at the top right of the window. Then it should be selectable as the directory to share.
 
Use the router's NFS interface to navigate to /mnt/sda1 and create directories using the "+" icon at the top right of the window. Then it should be selectable as the directory to share.

The only interface I can see on the router (RT-AC66U) is USB Applications / NFS Exports (path, etc). I went in via PuTTY/SSH to create backup under /dev/sda1. It now shows on the router under USB Applications / NFS Export and I can select the directory. It appears as /mnt/sda1/backup.

Updated fstab, ran mount -a on the Pi and it's all systems go.

Will backup (under /media) now auto mount on reboot of the Pi?

Thanks a lot for your kind assistance.
 
Glad to hear that you got it working. I don't know the answer to your Raspberry Pi question. I'm not really a Pi person.
 

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