NFS puzzle - need help exporting a machines root file system

[Wolfgang]

On Sat, 2005-09-17 at 00:45 +1000, Wolfgang wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-09-16 at 07:38 -0700, ramb at sonic.net wrote:
> > I just tried to export the root device from A, in /etc/exports:
> > 
> >   /dev/VG/root   B(rw,sync)
> > 
> > and then on B I tried this:
> > 
> >   mount -t nfs A:/dev/VG/root /mnt/tmp1
> >   mount: A:/dev/VG/root failed, reason given by server: Not a directory
> > 
> > Maybe the samba idea is looking better...
> > 
> > -Ram
> > 
> 
> Don't you mean the root directory??
> 
> So the /etc/exports file should look like this.
> 
> /      B(rw,sync,norootsquash)
> 
> and you create your mount point. /mnt/tmp1
> 
> then mount it as.
> 
> mount B:/ /mnt/tmp1
> 
> That should work, as I use a similar type of config and it works fine.
> And just make sure that the NFS ports are open in the firewall.
> 
> Wolf
> 
> 
Just made a little mistake here myself.. Here's the correction.

So the /etc/exports file should look like this. On B machine do this.

/      A(rw,sync,norootsquash) ("A" being the IP address of the system wanting to
       mount file system.)

and you create your mount point. /mnt/tmp1 on the A machine.

then on the A machine mount it as.

mount B:/ /mnt/tmp1 (B is the IP address of machine)

Ok, that should be correct this time around..

Wolf