retitle 470851 nbd-server: copy-on-write requires write access to base file thanks
i think i figured out what was wrong... /opt/ltsp/images/i386.img was only writeable by root, though readable by everybody. so when i started it from the commandline, as root, it worked fine. when it started from inetd, as user nobody, it didn't allow write access. i'm thinking if copy-on-write is enabled, it should only require read access to the base file, as it can write to a separate file. i'll take a look at the code, although my C is poor. live well, vagrant -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

