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Re: [Sheflug] Exported filesystem permissions... Urgent Help Please!
Hi Dave,
>From the clients the rpcinfo output looks link this:
program vers proto port
100000 2 tcp 111 portmapper
100000 2 udp 111 portmapper
100024 1 udp 32768 status
100024 1 tcp 32768 status
100004 2 udp 922 ypserv
100004 1 udp 922 ypserv
100004 2 tcp 925 ypserv
100004 1 tcp 925 ypserv
600100069 1 udp 622 fypxfrd
600100069 1 tcp 624 fypxfrd
100011 1 udp 730 rquotad
100011 2 udp 730 rquotad
100011 1 tcp 733 rquotad
100011 2 tcp 733 rquotad
100003 2 udp 2049 nfs
100003 3 udp 2049 nfs
100021 1 udp 32770 nlockmgr
100021 3 udp 32770 nlockmgr
100021 4 udp 32770 nlockmgr
100005 1 udp 32771 mountd
100005 1 tcp 32769 mountd
100005 2 udp 32771 mountd
100005 2 tcp 32769 mountd
100005 3 udp 32771 mountd
100005 3 tcp 32769 mountd
100009 1 udp 777 yppasswdd
On the server, it looks pretty damn similar. I'm fairly certain that
this looks reasonable.
I'll keep on it tonight (groan).
Cheers,
James
=====
On Wed, 2002-11-27 at 16:34, David Holden wrote:
> On Wed, 2002-11-27 at 13:35, James Wallbank wrote:
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > I'm getting increasingly mystified. /etc/mtab on the hosts shows that
> > 192.168.1.2:/home IS mounted rw, and even a little-used user who is sure
> > not to have exceeded quota can't log in. I had wondered whetehr there
> > was a subtle incompatibility between this Mandrake 9.0 NFS server and
> > our Mandrake 8.2 clients... Maybe something to do with different UIDs
> > and GIDs for some behind-the scenes KDE machanism? So I tried a Mandrake
> > 9.0 client - with the same disappointing results.
> >
> > Please! Have you any ideas? I'm becoming desperate!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > James
>
>
> James,
>
> I take it /usr/sbin/rpcinfo -p "servername" from client looks ok?, and
> vica versa?
>
> Dave.
>
>
>
>
>
> > =====
> >
> > On Wed, 2002-11-27 at 12:58, James Wallbank wrote:
> > > Hi Dave,
> > >
> > > Thanks for the speedy response! Great idea - I hadn't checked this.
> > >
> > > /etc/mtab on the clients reads that it IS mounted rw - so the mystery
> > > continues...
> > >
> > > I just had a thought - does rpc.quotad lock you out if you exceed the
> > > quota? The last server didn't have quotas set up. I'll try a little-
> > > used login...
> > >
> > > Still grasping at straws!
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > James
> > > =====
> > >
> > > On Wed, 2002-11-27 at 12:43, David Holden wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Does the /etc/mtab on the client show home's as being mounted rw?
> > > >
> > > > Dave.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 2002-11-27 at 12:13, James Wallbank wrote:
> > > > > Hello Everyone,
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for your suggestions re: my Caldera Horror. I just did a late
> > > > > nighter (5:30am) to rebuild a new server. I've sorted out everything
> > > > > except ONE PROBLEM - which should be a no-brainer, but I'm absolutely
> > > > > zonked-out and I can't think of the answer.
> > > > >
> > > > > NIS works - so the passwd and group files are being served out.
> > > > > NFS works - so /home is exported to the network
> > > > >
> > > > > However, when I log onto one of the clients as a normal user then I get
> > > > > the message
> > > > >
> > > > > "Could not write to $HOME. $HOME is a read only filesystem".
> > > > >
> > > > > In my case, $HOME is /home/james which is correct.
> > > > > Permissions for /home/james are 700 - and I'm the owner.
> > > > > Permissions for /home are 711 - root is the owner.
> > > > >
> > > > > I've tried 777 on both of these (simultaneously) with no joy. It still
> > > > > says $HOME is a read-only filesystem.
> > > > >
> > > > > The relevant bit of /etc/exports reads
> > > > >
> > > > > /home 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0 (rw)
> > > > >
> > > > > Read and write, which should be good.
> > > > >
> > > > > The relevant bit of /etc/fstab reads
> > > > >
> > > > > /dev/hdc1 /home ext3 user,rw 1 2
> > > > >
> > > > > This used to read 'defaults' but I changed it.
> > > > >
> > > > > Please, please, please! What is the annoyingly small thing that I'm
> > > > > overlooking? I have Access Space users here who can see their home
> > > > > directories, but can't write to them. Argh! A fast response would be a
> > > > > godsend.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks in advance for your help,
> > > > >
> > > > > James
> > > > > =====
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