My nfs server is a network disk (Qnap TS-209 Pro) but it actually runs Linux
even if it is a crippled version. So if I understand this correctly, it may
help if
I create (or modify) the "/etc/exports" and then mount the disk again to the
Linux computer that I will run backuppc on?
Best regards,
Johan
2007/12/10, Les Mikesell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Johan Ekh wrote:
> > Thanks for your answer.
> > However, I try to install backuppc as root but it is still not possible
> > to "chown".
> > I can access the mounted disk as "root" or as any user. But not "chown".
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Can you point me in the right direction regarding the "no_root_squash"
> > option?
> > Is it used with the "mount" command?
>
> No, it is a server side option. Typically root (uid=0) from a client is
> mapped to 'nobody' on the server file system. If the server is linux,
> you need an /etc/exports line like:
> /path/exported 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0(rw,no_root_squash,async)
> ^^^ network range
>
> Other NFS servers may have a different syntax.
>
> --
> Les Mikesell
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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