From: Fergal Daly (fergal at domain esatclear.ie)
Date: Sun 30 Sep 2001 - 21:37:19 IST
Did you run
exportfs -a
after changing /etc/exports? Also, make sure that if you have the host name
in /etc/exports that that host name resolves to the correct IP address,
Fergal
On Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 09:20:08PM +0100, Tom Mackey wrote:
> Hi,
> Since the message below I thought of checking var/log/usr/log. It gives the
> reason as "request from unauthorised host". It seems that RPC needs an entry
> in hosts.allow . Any idea what that line should be?
> Tom Mackey
>
> ---------- Forwarded Message ----------
> Subject: Help with install from CD on another machine
> Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 20:43:24 +0100
> From: Tom Mackey <tfmackey at domain iol.ie>
> To: ilug at domain linux.ie
>
>
> Hi,
> I am trying to install Mandrake 7.2 (over the network) on an old 486 with no
> CD from the CD on my Linux box.
>
> I have made a boot floppy with a network install image. I have NFS
> sucesfully runing on my main machine.
>
> The install recognises network card etc and gets as far as the following
> error "mount: RPC: authentication error"
>
> I have added both the host name and ip number of the 486 after /mnt/cdrom in
> the /etc/exports file. I have the cd mounted (using linuxconf)
>
> Any ideas as to where I am going wrong?
> Tom Mackey
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
> --
> Irish Linux Users' Group: ilug at domain linux.ie
> http://www.linux.ie/mailman/listinfo/ilug for (un)subscription information.
> List maintainer: listmaster at domain linux.ie
--
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.6 : Thu 06 Feb 2003 - 13:12:23 GMT