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Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 10:17:18 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
Reply-To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Jacques Hugo <jacques@wired.ctech.ac.za>
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Subject: Re: mounting a linux filesystem
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On Tue, 14 Oct 1997, Jacques Hugo wrote:

> I've got a Linux box here I want to mount.  The /etc/exports 
> file on the Linux box exports a filesystem to "everyone".
> When I try to nfs mount it, I get a "ls:.:Permission denied"
> error.  The directory I created on my fbsd box to mount the
> Linux box also dissapears and you cannot see it with a 
> listing.

The *mountpoint* disappears?  What is the command you're using to mount
the volume?

Make sure you set the appropriate permissions on the mountpoint before
mounting the FS.  FreeBSD uses these perms to establish access to the FS.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major