On Mon, 2009-03-16 at 23:23 -0400, Sean Dague wrote: > Allen wrote: > > According to the NFS HOWTO "It is not possible to export both a > > directory and its child (for example both /usr and /usr/local). You > > should export the parent directory with the necessary permissions, and > > all of its subdirectories can then be mounted with those same > > permissions" so if I put /mnt/windows in /etc/exports I should not also > > have /mnt there. > > That assumes they are in the same filesystem. Put /mnt back in there > and try to mount /mnt/windows. You should see "access denied by server > while mounting" as an error. > > nfs is a very low level protocol for mapping unix like filesystems, and > only works partially with fat - http://nfs.sourceforge.net/#faq_c6. > > Honestly, if you goal is to network attach to your windows partition, > I'd look into samba instead. > > -Sean > Per your recommendation, /etc/exports now has /mnt and /mnt/windows. I tried mounting /mnt/windows on the client. The mount command completed without error message and /proc/mounts indicates that /mnt/windows is mounted. GNOME -> Places -> Computer -> Filesystem -> Mnt -> NFS hangs without displaying anything. FWIW /proc/mounts indicates vers=3. (NFS Version 3). My NFS server has capability for NFS Vers 2,3 and 4. I wonder if there would be a better chance of success if the client was running NFS Version 4.
The level of NFS support for FAT as detailed in the NFS FAQ is adequate for my needs. I just want to make a copy of my FAT partition. My FAT partition has tens of thousands of files accumulated over a decade. In 2006, I abandoned Windows ME and switched to Linux. My main PC (multiboot) now includes Windows XP, but I rarely run it. So I believe Samba isn't a desirable approach. (Also, I already have Linux learning overload). Perhaps I should migrate my FAT partition into an ext3 partition on the main PC (I believe this would be a huge effort). But if at all possible, I'd like to get this NFS sharing of my FAT partition to function. > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Mar 7 - Web Hack-a-thon - SUNY Newpaltz > Apr 1 - EC2 and Cloud Computer > May 6 - TBD _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Mar 7 - Web Hack-a-thon - SUNY Newpaltz Apr 1 - EC2 and Cloud Computer May 6 - TBD
