Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 13:18:13 -0500 (EST) From: "C J Michaels" <cjm2@earthling.net> To: <gavinkenny@yahoo.co.uk> Cc: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: NFS exports file Message-ID: <2490.216.153.202.7.1011723493.squirrel@www1.27in.tv> In-Reply-To: <20020122104441.57562.qmail@web20003.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20020122104441.57562.qmail@web20003.mail.yahoo.com>
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You can only export mount points. Not subdirectory's of mount points. Despite the lack of df output here, I would assume you have a situation where /home is a symlink to /usr/home and /usr is the mount point. In this case you need to export /usr --Chris Gavin Kenny said: > Hi Guys, > > I'm trying my hand at setting up NFS. I have followed > the handbook and all the deamons seem to startup OK > > but when I edit my /etc/exports file and load it via: > kill -HUP `cat /var/run/mountd.pid` > > I get the following message: > "bad exports list line /home " > > I have one line in my exports file and have tried the > following combinations without success; (Note I don't > have DNS so I am using IP addresses) > > /home -alldirs 123.456.789.123 > or > /home 123.456.789.123 > or > /home -alldirs -network 123.456.789.123 > or > /usr/home -network 123.456.789.123 > > and all stations south. > > When I try to mount from the client I get "Permission > denied", which I am assuming is because the exports > list is not loading. > > so what am I doing wrong? > > cheers > > Gavin > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Everything you'll ever need on one web page > from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts > http://uk.my.yahoo.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Chris "I'll defend to the death your right to say that, but I never said I'd listen to it!" -- Tom Galloway with apologies to Voltaire To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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