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From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@Glue.umd.edu>
To: Seppo Kallio <kallio@jyu.fi>
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Subject: Re: *** should -alldirs work in /etc/exports ?? ***
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On Tue, 15 Aug 1995, Seppo Kallio wrote:

> 
> I did try to use -alldirs in /etc/exports  but no success (FreeBSD 2.0.5R)
> No luck with the /etc/netgroup definitions neither:
> 
> 
> 1) ---------------------------------------------
> /etc/exports:
> 
> /usr/local/ftp/pub     -alldirs
> 
> I am getting:
> 
> Aug 15 12:51:08 kaarna mountd[78]: Could not remount /usr/local/ftp/pub:
> Invalid argument
> Aug 15 12:51:08 kaarna mountd[78]: Bad exports list line /usr/local/ftp/pub
> 
> 
> 2) ---------------------------------------------
> /etc/exports:
> 
> /usr/local/ftp/pub     -alldirs  anonftp
> 
> with the line
> 
> anonftp (,,)
> 
> in /etc/netgroups
> and mountd core dumps

The -alldirs works fine for me, but then I don't think you're using it 
right.  I don't have to worry about security (I have a private net), so I 
export /usr -alldirs, and then often do something like mount the 
/usr/ports/distfiles over on the other machine.  I see, from the expFrom owner-freebsd-questions  Tue Aug 15 14:19:48 1995
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From: LPPelletier@cmq.qc.ca (Luc Pelletier)
Organization: Club Macintosh de Quebec
Subject: Root password
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I have forget my root password. What can I do to recover from that?
Is there some kind of trick?
I thought of making some special boot diskette in order to edit the password
file.
Will that work? How can I make this disquette?

Thank you   -Lpp

P.S. Are you laughing as much as I feel stupid...   :-)