I thought someone suggested that you change the /etc/fstab entry?
++ 06/07/01 00:24 -0400 - Laurie Savage:
> Thanks to those who replied with solutions but this still isn't working.
>
> I cannot export the /mnt/cdrom directory from my NFS server. The two other exports
>(/home & /mail) are successful. Here are the /etc/exports, /etc/hosts, /etc/fstab and
>output of exportfs -va from the server (box6)
>
> 1. exportfs -va
> ================
> [root@box6 admin]# exportfs -va
> exporting box7.g3.orangehs:/mnt/cdrom
> exporting *.g3.orangehs:/var/spool/mail
> exporting *.g3.orangehs:/home
> exporting box7.g3.orangehs:/mnt/cdrom to kernel
> box7.g3.orangehs:/mnt/cdrom: Invalid argument
> [root@box6 admin]#
>
> 2. NFS server:/etc/exports
> ==========================
> /home *.g3.orangehs(rw) # dopey(rw) sleepy(rw) sneezy(rw) \
> grumpy(rw) happy(rw) bashful(rw)
>
> /var/mail *.g3.orangehs(rw) # dopey(rw) sleepy(rw) sneezy(rw) \
> grumpy(rw) happy(rw) bashful(rw)
>
> /mnt/cdrom box7(ro)
>
> 3. /etc/fstab
> =============
> /dev/hda5 / ext2 defaults 1 1
> /dev/hda2 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2
> none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0
> /mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom supermount fs=iso9660,dev=/dev/cdrom 0 0
> /mnt/floppy /mnt/floppy supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/fd0 0 0
> /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows vfat user,exec,umask=0,codepage=850,iocharset=iso8859-1 0 0
> none /proc proc defaults 0 0
> /dev/hda6 swap swap defaults 0 0
>
> 4. /etc/hosts
> =============
> 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
> 10.12.177.179 box6.g3.orangehs doc box6
> 10.12.177.175 box1.g3.orangehs dopey box1
> 10.12.177.177 box2.g3.orangehs sleepy box2
> 10.12.177.174 box3.g3.orangehs sneezy box3
> 10.12.177.176 box4.g3.orangehs grumpy box4
> 10.12.177.172 box5.g3.orangehs happy box5
> 10.12.177.178 box7.g3.orangehs bashful box7
>
> Cheers,
>
> Laurie Savage
> science @ orange high school
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