[lug] Linux NFS server, Solaris client

[Zan Lynx]

Ahh.  I bet I know.
Probably the name returned by a reverse DNS of the IP address does not
match the name given in /etc/exports.

Export by IP address or fix the name to match reverse DNS results.

If that isn't the case, then I guess I didn't know, and I lose my bet.
:-)

On Fri, 2003-11-21 at 15:38, Michael Belanger wrote:
> This is very annoying.. If I add the two Sun machines to /etc/hosts on 
> the nfs server everything works.
> 
> WHY!!!! Why can't they just RESOLVE like on all the other machines?  Is 
> it a DHCP thing?  (if so, why only the sun's? All our systems are dhcp'd).
> 
> argh.
> 
> 
> 
> Michael Belanger wrote:
> > Sure!
> > # showmount -e nurse
> > export list for nurse:
> > /      *
> > /mongo *
> > /tmp   (everyone)
> > /home  (everyone)
> > /data  (everyone)
> > /raid  (everyone)
> > 
> > Here is something interesting as well.. I set my workstation (linux) to 
> > nfs share the CDROM drive.  As directed, I also set the share to the sun 
> > workstation specifically by FQDN.  Check this out...
> > 
> > - from sun (banjo):
> > # showmount -e orca
> > no exported file systems for orca
> > 
> > - on orca:
> > ]$ sudo /usr/sbin/exportfs
> > exportfs: banjo.ciclops.org.1.10.in-addr.arpa has non-inet addr
> > exportfs: banjo.ciclops.org.1.10.in-addr.arpa has non-inet addr
> > 
> > Does this scream out the problem to anyone?
> > 
> > I checked the dns zone and reverse table, all is consistant.
> > 
> > 
> > Grep Ergo Sum - I grep therefore I am wrote:
> > 
> >>> I am running out of ideas of why this doesn't work..
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Forgive me, but could you post the output of the showmount -e
> >> again, as I inadvertantly deleted it.
> >>
> >> I just realized that some of your entries said (all), while others
> >> said *. Could the problem be in the /etc/exports file?
> >>
> >>
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Zan Lynx <zlynx at acm.org>
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