Have you checked to make sure that the file system is properly exported to
the AIX machine (/etc/exports)?


On Wed, 13 Jan 1999, Simon Hill wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Does anybody have any experience with mounting Linux filesystems from AIX via
> NFS?  I can mount this filesystem just fine from another Linux box, but AIX
> always give me "vmount: The file access permissions do not allow the specified
> action."   But I don't know whether it means the file access permissions for
> the local or remote directory.  I've played with a number of combinations, but
> no improvement.
> 
> The problem may be the port that AIX is trying to use: I get a "cute" message
> in my logs:  NFS request from xxx originated on an insecure port,
> psychoanalysis suggested".  There seems to be an option on the AIX box to
> change the port number, but I have no idea what port Linux is expecting.
> 
> --
> Simon Hill ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> Utilities Dept., University of Texas at Austin
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