From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Jun 21 08:38:00 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id IAA20611 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 08:38:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from vince.avalon.rs.net (vince.avalon.rs.net [198.32.4.160]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id IAA20606 for ; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 08:37:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from svincent@localhost) by vince.avalon.rs.net (8.7.5/8.7.3) id BAA00177; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 01:35:53 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 01:35:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Subramaniam Vincent To: Michael Smith cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: NFS permission problems - unprivileged port In-Reply-To: <199606210403.NAA08490@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Thanks. Guess I was looking deep under, and missed the surface completely. It works fine now. I think it should be in the FAQ too. > Subramaniam Vincent stands accused of saying: > > > > I am trying to use the mount_nfs command to mount a Sun OS 4.1.4 filesystem > > . After I mount the filesystem, I cant do ls or pwd or any such commands > > , because I get a permission denied message. The Sun OS Server has a lot > > of security running , and > > > > is showing these warnings > > > > Jun 19 14:59:34 zephyr vmunix: NFS request from unprivileged port. > > Jun 19 14:59:34 zephyr vmunix: nfs_server: weak authentication, source IP > > addres s=198.32.4.160 > > 'man mount_nfs' shows : > > -P Use a reserved socket port number. This is useful for mounting > servers that require clients to use a reserved port number. > > This is a known Sun-ism, and should probably be in the FAQ. > > -- > ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ > ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ > ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ > ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ > ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[ >