total NFS newbie needs help

[Terry Polzin]

On Saturday January 22 2005 23:42, William Hooper wrote:
> Gene Heskett said:
> >>> So at this point I have no idea if the network driver
> >>> the installer has loaded is wrong or what.
> >>
> >> Check the log on the nfs server for connection attempts.
> >
> > It logs an authenticated connection but doesn't say if successfull or
> > not, here is all that shows up in messages:
> >
> > Jan 21 19:43:09 coyote rpc.mountd: authenticated mount request from
> > shop.coyote.den:786 for /usr/dlds-misc/FC3 (/usr/dlds-misc/FC3)
>
> That would tend to rule out the network driver then.
>
> A couple more suggestions:
>
> Remove the extra ISOs.  You mention that you put all 9 in there.  I don't
> recall if it matters, but you might try removing all but the 4 needed for
> install.
>
> Double check permissions on the ISO files.
>
> It's been too long since I set mine up (and it is in a WBEL box), but my
> NFS export has the "no_subtree_check" option.  I seem to recall having
> issues until I added it.


What are the perms on the NFS directory at the host?  I rembember having a 
problem with this once a while back.  Check the archives, I believe I posted 
my own problem and solutilon
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