Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, Civileme wrote:
>
> > Usually the "bug" has its hands on my keyboard, but this time, I really
> > wonder.
> >
> > I just migrated a user to linux. I set up a user account on the
> > workgroup server, and made a user account for her on her machine. Same
> > name, same group, same numeric UID and GID on both machines. She's in
> > hosts. The workgroup server is in hosts on her machine. And
> > /etc/export has her hostname as a (rw) on her homew directory on the
> > workgroup server. Another share on the WGS owned by nobody and group
> > users is successfully shared to her machine. (like a local exchange that
> > everyone can read and write to to share things like memos, resolutions,
> > draft contracts, etc.)
> >
> > So her nfs client is working. The Server's knfsd seems to be working.
> > I am able to mount my own share in /home on the server.
> >
> > But every time I try to mount this one, I get a single error mesage
> >
> > "Permission denied"
>
> and the dir permissions are not unusual?
>
> > Now the share is in fstab set up by linuxconf, and the common share
> > mounts at boot
> >
> > But the home share gives TWO fail messages at boot--identical ones.
>
> what's the log on the server say?
>
> > Umm --HELP?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Civileme
> >
> >
> >
>
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> --Axalon
OK UPDATE
The netconfiguration log shows all permissions being established properly in
the exports
The exports file showed nothing unusual except all of those who were not
being recognized were following one long line that established a common
workarea for everyone. I moved the line to the end of all the definitions,
and access began being granted.
I went over the backup file with a hex editor, and over the new file with one
as well.
Every line ended with two blanks and a line feed. It appears I am
overflowing a length set somewhere for /etc/exports. Linuxconf allows this,
by setting up as many accesses to the same mount as you wish. I had 14
accesses defined for this one mount, and each averaged 23 characters, for a
total line length of 322.
Well, the problem is abated for the nonce, but it is a curious one.
Civileme
