Subject: Re: EtherH Cards and NFS/NIS Probs
To: Mark P Hoyle <markho@DCS.RHBNC.AC.UK>
From: Rob Coward <ma2ric@BATH.AC.UK>
List: port-arm32
Date: 08/21/1996 18:45:59
On Wed, 21 Aug 1996, Mark P Hoyle wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Aug 1996, Rob Coward wrote:
>
> > I now have another problem which I hope someone might have a solution to.
> > I have a 486 running Linux with it configured as a NFS server and YP
> > server. My aim is to get RiscBSD mounting home directories from the
> > Linux server, and using YP NIS id's to login to those directories. The
> > first stumbling block is in the mounting of drives from the Linux server.
> > eg.
>
> I've got a similar setup for my machines here which does work.
> Silly question, but I assume that you are running mountd and nfsd on your
> linux box.
>
> One problem might be that the RiscBSD does not use secure ports for nfs
> unless you explicitly tell it to - read man mount. My fstab on the
> riscbsd machine is:
> /dev/wd1a / ffs rw 1 1
> /dev/wd1b none swap sw sw
> einstein:/home/local /home/einstein nfs rw,-P
> platon:/home/pgrads /home/pgrads nfs rw,-P
> hp.ma.rhbnc.ac.uk:/home /home/hp nfs rw,-P
>
> and as you see needs the -P option to use a secure port (unless you add
> the insecure option to your linux exports file).
>
I haven't tried the -P option, but when I made the exports insecure from
Linux, it solved the problem. Thanks.
Anyone got any ideas about setting up RiscBSD as a NIS yp-client ?
Regards,
Rob.