Re: [expert] Can't save or backup in SO51a -- footnote

[John Aldrich]

On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> I am refering to the "autofs". I have several machines here - most of them
> with Mandrake 6.1, one still has RedHat 5.x on it. "home" is always
> exported to a whole NIS group and mounted on request as "/homes/MACHINE".
> 
> StarOffice is installed everywhere (as /net install), and if I try the
> "user instalation" it works as long as the users home directory is not
> exported from the RedHat 5.x machine. 
> 
I think you answered your own problem: RedHat 5.x. I would
*guess* that the problem is likely something to do with
RedHat 5.x, NOT with StarOffice since you say it works on
all the other machines. So, the answer is: UPGRADE THE
BLOODY RH5.X BOX!!!
        John