On Thu, 2002-09-19 at 10:01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I had some trouble starting the nfs daemons, then I found a good page at > redhat > <http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.3-Manual/custom-guide/s1-nfs-export.html> > that got me going. But I still cannot share the directory, when I try I get > a message about "the remote directory is invalid". I am trying to mount from > an SGI station (running IRIX 6.5.15, should be okay), there are no other linux > boxes in the lab. >
Try the following: service portmap restart service nfs restart service nfslock restart Then try a local NFS mount: mkdir /tmp/somewhere mount -t nfs localhost:/abyss /tmp/somewhere Does that work? If so, try the network mount again. Also check for messages in when you run "dmesg" or look at the bottom of /var/log/messages and /var/log/secure. > Could it be the filesystem format (ext3) causing a problem? No. > > Also, I want to use this setup with some SGI/IRIX clients running 6.5.10, > which > has an NFS bug. Upgrading IRIX on the other SGs would fix it, but that is not > really an option right now. There is a linux patch at > <ftp://ftp.moving-picture.com/private/james/> > (it forces linux to use 32bit file handles to make the SGs happy) but I am too > much of a newbie to have a clue how to install the patch. Any suggestions > where > I can do my homework/manufacture a clue? > > Dazzled Dave Are you running the latest errata kernel for RH 7.3? That would be 2.4.18-10? Please let me know, and I'll attempt to make a kernel module for you. What arch is this machine (i386, i586, i686, athlon)?
