Problem resolved. It was a bonehead mistake. /pub M1(rw,no-root_squash) which NFS didn't like
fixed it and everything is fine. Lance > Lance Hoffmeyer said: > > > Why is this? I thought I understood group permissions but > > maybe not (obviously). > > what username are you trying to write as? root ? by default > nfs blocks root access. if you need root access change > exports to something like: > > /pub M1(rw,no_root_squash) > > otherwise be sure the userid(the number not the name) on > the machine M1 has a directory that is writable by them. > if you have user lance(uid=500) on the server and > userid lance(uid=1005) on the client it probably won't > work. > > i also usually restart the nfs services after changing > the exports file. > > good luck. > > nate > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >

