Re: NFS and Linux 2.2.12

brian@worldcontrol.com
Wed, 17 Nov 1999 09:53:26 -0800


On Wed, Nov 17, 1999 at 10:52:50AM +0100, Harry Brueckner wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am running RH 6.1, kernel 2.2.12 and run into the following problem:
>
> When I try to export a directory via NFS I get the messages:
>
> Nov 17 10:41:55 host mountd[540] authenticated mount request from
> clienthost:659 for /mnt/local (/mnt/local)
> Nov 17 10:41:55 host mountd[540] getfh failed: Operation not permitted

You might take a peek at

/var/lib/nfs/xtab
/var/lib/nfs/etab

if they exist and see what they say. They, I believe, are the results
of what the mountd daemon found in your /etc/exports file.

I find it helpful to look there when and I and NFS aren't getting along.

-- 
Brian Litzinger <brian@litzinger.com>

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