[ILUG] Re: Kernel-based NFS on SuSE

[Cormac McClean]

Hmmm... I changed my exports file to explicitly list the
IP addresses that can access the resources (instead of using
a wild-card character) and that now works. Strange.

I've also noticed that YAST2 (SuSE's graphical config tool)
has a problem trying to set hostnames.  Hardly a coincidence.
(Must follow this up when I have time).

Thanks anyway,
Cormac.


Cormac McClean wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm running SuSE 7.0 and I'm continuing to have problems with
> NFS.  I'm wondering if it's because it's running the kernel-
> based nfs server - I can get nfs working on RH6.2 and Mandrake7.1
> with no problems.
> 
> I'm trying to export my cdrom drive, so that students can install
> software on networked machines I've made available for them.
> 
> My /etc/exports file is as follows:
> /cdrom 193.1.31.*(ro)
> /server 193.1.31.*(ro)
> sharing, I would have thought, the /cdrom and /server directories.
> 
> I then restarted the kernel-based nfs server
>         /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfsserver restart
> and for good measure, re-exported the exports file:
>         kexportfs -rv
> which gives
> /cdrom 193.1.31.*
> /server 193.1.31.*
> 
> However, when I try to mount the cdrom as a client
>         mount engres3.ait.ie:/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
> it fails with the message
> "mount: engres3.ait.ie:/cdrom failed, reason given by server:
> Permission denied"
> 
> As I said, I have no problems gettign this working using
> the machines that are running Red Hat or Mandrake, but SuSE
> (running on my machine) seems to be causing difficulty.
> 
> I have checked the NFS-HOWTO, but this doesn't deal with the
> kernel-based nfs server. (Also checking the O'Reilly book
> "Managing NFS and NIS")
> 
> Any suggestions (other than replace SuSE with RH)? Would it help
> if I switched to the standalone nfs server?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Cormac.