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From: Devon Ryan <dpryan@midway.uchicago.edu>
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To: Rob B <rbyrnes@ozemail.com.au>
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Subject: Re: NFS: bad exports list
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Rob B wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm having no end of troubles with NFS.  I'm pretty sure that I have a 
> correct /etc/exports:
> 
> /usr/local/nfsroot/doormat  -alldirs  -ro  10.0.0.3
> 
> But I'm getting the following error in /var/log/messages:
> 
> Mar 21 15:09:05 erwin mountd[11726]: could not remount 
> /usr/local/nfsroot/doormat: Invalid argument
> Mar 21 15:09:05 erwin mountd[11726]: bad exports list line 
> /usr/local/nfsroot/doormat  -alldirs  -ro  10.0.0.3

Is /usr/local/nfsroot/doormat a mount point (like /usr normally)?  I 
believe this is required for the use of -alldirs.  If not, remove that 
flag from /etc/exports and give it a whirl.

-- 
Devon Ryan                    | dpryan@midway.uchicago.edu
Biology/Neuroscience, Pre-med | http://www.dpryan.com
SG Unix Systems Administrator | dpryan@sg.uchicago.edu
Max Palevsky RCA              | rca-palevsky@rh.uchicago.edu
Deptartment of Anesthesia     | http://airway2.uchicago.edu/houamedlab/


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