Re: NFS problem

[Dimitri Maziuk <dmaziuk@yola.bmrb.wisc.edu>]

* Axel Boyrie (aboyrie@mageosexplorer.com) spake thusly:
> Hi,
> 
> I am using Woody. I mount NFS directory from Solaris 2.8 where files are owed by nobody.nobody
> 
> once NFS mounted on Woody, with the kernel 2.2.20 files appear as own by nobody.nogroup
> 
> But with kernel 2.4.17 files appear with a uid and gid number 4294967294 !!???
> 
> i've try to change the NFS protocole version with nfsvers=2 in fstab but it does nothing
> 
> Is kernel 2.4 needs special configuration for NFS ?

Nope. No problems NFS-mounting stuff off Solaris 8 here. Check your kernel
compile options. Mine is compiled with CONFIG_NFS_FS=y, CONFIG_NFS_V3=y
(it's a home-made kernel, not .deb).

Dima
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