Do you still see this problem after upgrading the kernel to 2.6.28-4?
$ uname -r 2.6.28-4-generic
$ ps auxwww | grep rpc statd 3150 0.0 0.0 10300 520 ? Ss Jan02 0:00 /sbin/rpc.statd
and just to confirm that the command in question works:
# /etc/init.d/nfs-common start * Starting NFS common utilities [ OK ]
Do you still see this problem after upgrading the kernel to 2.6.28-4?
$ uname -r
2.6.28-4-generic
$ ps auxwww | grep rpc
statd 3150 0.0 0.0 10300 520 ? Ss Jan02 0:00 /sbin/rpc.statd
and just to confirm that the command in question works:
# /etc/init. d/nfs-common start
* Starting NFS common utilities [ OK ]