The /etc/exports entry on the server for the share in question is: /var/lib/openqa/share *(fsid=0,rw,no_root_squash,sync,no_subtree_check)
and the /etc/fstab entries on the clients (both of which show the behaviour) are: openqa.debian.net:/var/lib/openqa/share /var/lib/openqa/share nfs ro,fsc,soft,bg 0 0 and: openqa.debian.net:/var/lib/openqa/share /var/lib/openqa/share nfs nofail,ro,fsc,soft,x-systemd.automount,x-systemd.requires=network-online.target,x-systemd.device-timeout=10s 0 0

