Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 16:43:42 +0100 From: Erik Norgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org> To: "Colin J. Raven" <colin@kenmore.kozy-kabin.nl> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: NFS mount issue Message-ID: <41DFFFAE.8000107@locolomo.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.4.61.9.0501081554190.1401@kenmore.kozy-kabin.nl> References: <Pine.NEB.4.61.9.0501081554190.1401@kenmore.kozy-kabin.nl>
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Colin J. Raven wrote: > I'm trying to mount my home directory on my office box (5.3-RELEASE) on > my home box (5.3-RELEASE) and there is _no_ _way_ I have ever been > able to make this work. > > /etc/exports on the NFS server is configured correctly (other exports to > other boxen work fine) > my entry reads: > /usr/home/colin -mapall root 12.34.56.789 #home IP Output of `showmount -e` is more usefull, then we can see what is actually exported. NFS is very sensitive to errors in exports. You probably don't want to use "-mapall root", but rather "-maproot=root", see exports(5). Get rid of the comment, just to be sure. Second: What have you set in your rc.conf? Are all things up and running? > when - from the console as root - I do: > > mount -v office.nfs.server:/usr/home/colin /office-box You forgot to specify '-t nfs' or use 'mount_nfs' ? > I get rewarded with this message: > > [udp] office.nfs.server:/usr/home/colin: RPCPROG_MNT: RPC: > Authentication error; why = Client credential too weak > > I'm coming in from the IP specified in /etc/exports on the server > I'm doing it (as said above) as root > I followeed the directions on: > http://www.freebsddiary.org/nfs.php#mount to the letter That article is from 1998, take a look in the handbook. And if you scrool further down, it has been updated, 18 june 2004, quote: Today I encounted this error for the first time. I was compiling a kernel on my fast box and while I was waiting I set up the slow box. I did this: $ mount polo:/usr/src /usr/src polo:/usr/src: RPCPROG_MNT: RPC: Authentication error; why = Client credential too weak That confused me. I checked /var/log/messageson the NFS server: mountd[95]: mount request from 10.0.0.20 from unprivileged port Ahhh! I wasn't root when I tried to mount! I su'd to root, and all was well. quote-end. > How...HOW do I solve this? I've been wrestling with this one simple > problem forever now, and no matter what I try I cannot get my homedir > mounted. > > Help _really_ would be appreciated!! I think it would help following an updated guide :-), I have had no problem exporting my /home. And, then post relevant settings from rc.conf, exports, `showmount -e` etc. Cheers, Erik PS: I note you are nfs-exporting across the internet, are you sure that is a good idea? Consider tunneling. -- Ph: +34.666334818 web: www.locolomo.org S/MIME Certificate: http://www.locolomo.org/crt/2004071206.crt Subject ID: A9:76:7A:ED:06:95:2B:8D:48:97:CE:F2:3F:42:C8:F2:22:DE:4C:B9 Fingerprint: 4A:E8:63:38:46:F6:9A:5D:B4:DC:29:41:3F:62:D3:0A:73:25:67:C2
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