Unable to run modprobe and mount NFS on the subsytem

[thkrishn]

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• Your Windows build number:
  C:\WINDOWS\system32>ver

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.16299.192]

• What you're doing and what's happening:

modprobe nfs fails with an error

In order to mount an linux nfs on the subsytem i need to run a modprobe nfs
Results...

root@ishna:workspace$ modprobe nfs
modprobe: ERROR: ../libkmod/libkmod.c:586 kmod_search_moddep() could not open moddep file '/lib/modules/4.4.0-43-Microsoft/modules.dep.bin'
modprobe: FATAL: Module nfs not found in directory /lib/modules/4.4.0-43-Microsoft

• What's wrong / what should be happening instead:
  mount an nfs on the subsytem:

• Strace of the failing command, if applicable: (failing lines ):

open("/usr/share/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_MESSAGES/util-linux.mo", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/share/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_MESSAGES/util-linux.mo", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/share/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/util-linux.mo", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/share/locale/en.UTF-8/LC_MESSAGES/util-linux.mo", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/share/locale/en.utf8/LC_MESSAGES/util-linux.mo", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/share/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/util-linux.mo", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/share/locale-langpack/en_US.UTF-8/LC_MESSAGES/util-linux.mo", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/share/locale-langpack/en_US.utf8/LC_MESSAGES/util-linux.mo", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/share/locale-langpack/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/util-linux.mo", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/share/locale-langpack/en.UTF-8/LC_MESSAGES/util-linux.mo", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/share/locale-langpack/en.utf8/LC_MESSAGES/util-linux.mo", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/share/locale-langpack/en/LC_MESSAGES/util-linux.mo", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
write(2, "mount: ", 7mount: ) = 7
write(2, "unknown filesystem type 'nfs'", 29unknown filesystem type 'nfs') = 29
write(2, "\n", 1
) = 1
close(1) = 0
close(2) = 0
exit_group(32) = ?
+++ exited with 32 +++

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[therealkenc]

#2716 #845 #412 #17 #1962 etc etc. No Linux modules on WSL because no Linux kernel in WSL.

[thkrishn]

So currently there is no way I can mount nfs on the linux subsytem? Are they currently trying to add libraries?

[therealkenc]

So currently there is no way I can mount nfs on the linux subsytem?

Not right now, no. There was this User Voice but it was closed when CIFS/SMB support was added. There is #1962, but that got bogged down in a FUSE discussion, which is this User Voice.