problem getting started in nfs...

I've been trying to get nfs set up on my 3 machine lab, and have been getting all sorts of feedback from helpful people on setting it up. However, luck is not with me, and still no nfs... I have a few beginner's questions: 1) How can I tell if nfs is compiled into my kernel? 2) Based on that

Re: problem: getting nfs up and running

Trying to get nfs running, but something just isn't right... What does your /etc/exports look like ? # /etc/exports: the access control list for filesystems which may be exported # to NFS clients. See exports(5). /home *.ewu (rw) Do you have the portmapper running ? This

problem: getting nfs up and running

I'm trying to get nfs to allow my users on the client machines to have access to their home directories on the server. I recently was given these helpful hints: Add this line to your server's export: /home *.your domain (rw) Then reboot, or do /etc/init.d/netstd_nfs start

problem: getting nfs up and running

I'm trying to get nfs to allow my users on the client machines to have access to their home directories on the server. I recently was given these helpful hints: Add this line to your server's export: /home *.your domain (rw) Then reboot, or do /etc/init.d/netstd_nfs start

ongoing drama: nis problems

Through the diligent efforts of this support list, I have nearly conquered the nis problem... almost. I have the two machines (server and client) talking, but only insofar as sharing a password file. The user can't access his/her files if s/he logs in on the client machine... Any ideas? Thanks

more nis problems

My nis server crashed yesterday. I have re-set it up, following the nis.debian.howto documantation, re-added my users, and ran make in the /var/yp directory. Yet when a user tries to login from the client machine, they get this error: YPBINDPROC_DOMAIN: No bound server for domain my_domain How

problem: client/server file sharing

I am running debian Linux on a two machine lab... One server, one client. I installed the nis, netbase, and netstd packages, and followed nis.debian.howto to set up my net. However, when I add users to the master machine, the client does not recognize them as valid users. Is there something I

Problem with nis on client machine

Sorry for the continual re-posts, but I mis-stated the problem... I am not running a slave server, but rather a client machine. following the nis.debian.howto document, I need to first stop, then start nis by typing: /etc/init.d/nis stop /etc/init.d/nis start But I get a nice little message

problrms with stop-start daemon in nis

I installed the nis, netbase, and netstd packages on the machines in my lab, and followed the nis.debian.howto in setting up the master and slave. The master seems to be doing well, but the slave cannot seem to find the start-stop daemon. Is there anything special I need to do in order to get the

nis install problem please advise

I installed the nis, netbase, and netstd packages on the machines in my lab, and followed the nis.debian.howto in setting up the master and slave. The master seems to be doing well, but the slave cannot seem to find the start-stop daemon. Is there anything special I need to do in order to get the

setting up master-slave network

I am a beginning user of Debian, and am having troubles with the start-stop daemon. I installed the nis, netbase, and netstd packages on both (yep, small net) machines, and followed the nis.debian.howto in setting up the master and slave. The master seems to be doing well, but the slave cannot