Hi David, One possible cause is that Redhat sets up some firewalling by default. try typing ipchains -L if you get a bunch of packet filtering rules, try typing ipchains -F at the server console to flush the firewall rules. NFS also requires an entry in /etc/hosts.allow like portmap:192.168.1. if you are using tcpwrappers
HTH, Derek Quoting David Leuser II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I'm learning Linux and LTSP from scratch... Sound fun? > > I'm running Red Hat 7.2 trying to connect an ancient, rickety > bootromatized p75 NE2000 client and after many other educational problems, > have hit what I hope is my last brick wall (see below). The client and > the server are both on their own private HUB. > > As an aside is there any way to get a log file so I don't have to copy > errors off a client by hand? I feel like i'm in 3rd grade all over again. > > After gettings its IP info from DHCP, and after downloading the kernel and > decompressing, I get this: > > ********************************************************** > ******************* BEGIN ERROR ******************** > Mounting root filesystem : /opt/ltsp/i386 from: 192.168.1.250 > mount: 192.168.1.250: /opt/ltsp/i386 failed, reason given by server: > Permission Denied > mount: nfsmount failed: Bad file number > NFS: mount program didn't pass remote address! > mount: Mounting 192.168.1.250: /opt/ltsp/i386 on /mnt failed: invalid > argument > > ERROR! Failed to mount the root directory via NFS! > Possible Reasons include: > 1) NFS service may not be running > 2) Workstation IP does not map to a hostname, either in /etc/hosts or in > DNS > 3) wrong adress for NFS server in the DHCP config file > 4) wrong pathname for root directory in the DHCP config file > > Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! > > ******************* END ERROR ******************* > ****************************************************** > > (1) I have checked the NFS services per direction of the LTSP manual > (command line ps | grep etc...) and found that all three that were listed > are running and appear to be binding or whatever they do... > > (2) The workstation is listed in the "hosts" and "DNS" files. I'm new to > working with these files but they seem pretty straightforward. > > (3) I did have problems configuring DHCP and TFTP but I *seem* to have > worked out the glitches in these. DHCPD starts up with a bunch of errors > though... 'Command not recognized' for most of the "OPTION" statements... > that doesn't seem to stop it from working though? I did not specify an > NFS server anywhere... do I have to? In my setup, it is the same as the > XSERVER, DNS, etc... If I do have to explicitly define it, how? > > The /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/lts.conf matches the example exactly except i > changed the swap size on my only workstation (ws001) to 16m. --> It was > freezing while loading the kernel and this seemed to make it stop (? I was > just screwing around but hey it worked) > > (4) As near as I can see the paths are all correct. > > (5) I also checked the permissions on the /opt/ltsp/i386 files and they > appear to be as wide open as they need to be (read and execute accross the > board and write for root). I hesisitate to mess with those defaults > anyway... > > SOMEBODY! HELP! PLEASE! > > Thanks in advance. > > ________________________________________ > David M. Leuser, II > Assistant Network Administrator > New Hampton School > (603) 744-3182 x121 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net > -- Derek Dresser Gould Academy Bethel, ME 04217 (207)824-7700 ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
