thanks to you too for this information ;) <div>2007/8/23, Tomoki Taniguchi <<a href="mailto:tomoki.taniguchi@gmail.com">tomoki.taniguchi@gmail.com</a>>:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> i was trying to write as root. the problem was that the instructions that i was reading didn't mention that fact that if you wanted tor write to a nfs-share as root, you have to export it with the option "no_root_squash". once i set this option i was able write from the client. Thanx for your help. Tomoki On 8/23/07, Marc Rios <<a href="mailto:marcrios84@gmail.com">marcrios84@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > I thing the rw is only for the root, you should use the option 'users' to > acces to nfs with a user non-root > > 2007/8/23, Tomoki Taniguchi < <a href="mailto:tomoki.taniguchi@gmail.com"> tomoki.taniguchi@gmail.com</a>>: > > > > I am trying to export a folder from one server using nfs > > and mount it on two different clients as a read/write enabled > > nfs share. > > > > i have been following the instructions on (except for locking down > > portmap for now) > > <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpNFSHowTo">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpNFSHowTo </a> > > > > 1) apt-get install portmap nfs-kernel-server on the server > > 2) apt-get install portmap nfs-common on the clients > > > > 3)setup the export lines on /etc/exports > > /nfs-exports/xen-domUs x.x.x.1(rw,sync) > x.x.x.2(rw,sync) > > 4) run "sudo exportfs -a", restarted portmap and nfs-kernel server > > > > 5) on the client i mount the exported folder > > mount -o rw x.x.x.3:/nfs-exports/xen-domUs /xen/domUs > > > > 6) i confim that the nfs share is mounted rw by listing "mount" > > 7) i go to /xen/domUs and confirm the contents of the shared nfs exists. > > > > but everytime i try to alter anything in the nfs share on the client, > > i just simply get > > rm: cannot remove `this': Permission denied > > i can perform the same exact thing when i am directly on the nfs server. > > > > what am i doing wrong here? why can't i write to the nfs share? > > both clients and the nfs server is running feisty. > > > > TIA, > > Tomoki > > > > -- > > ubuntu-users mailing list > > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users"> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> > > > > > -- > ubuntu-users mailing list > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> > > -- Tomoki Taniguchi SKYPE: taiyocable.com_taniguchi_tomoki MSN: <a href="mailto:tomoki_taniguchi@hotmail.com">tomoki_taniguchi@hotmail.com</a> YAHOO: tomoki_taniguchi AIM: tomoki taniguchi -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users </a> </blockquote></div>