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From: Jerry.Kendall@vmicls.com (Jerry Kendall)
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Subject: Re: Diskless systems
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> I am having some problem with setting up a diskless system.
> 
> I have the bootptab and tftpboot stuff all setup ok, BUT, whenever
> it tried to mount it's remote root filesystem, it failed.
> 
> I started to look at the /etc/exports file and the /var/log/messages file
> and spotted some errors.
> 
> 
> The diskless systems name is pc4.
> It's swap should be on 'antares:/diskless/swapfs/swap.<ip>'
> It's root should be on 'antares:/diskless/rootfs/pc4'
> 
> 
> /etc/exports is below:
> ----
> /  altair.kcis.com
> /diskless/swapfs -maproot=0:0 pc4.kcis.com
> /diskless/rootfs/pc4 -maproot=0:0 pc4.kcis.com
> ----
> 
> AND
> 
> /var/log/messages file get this:
> ----
> .... mountd[78]: Can't change attributes for /diskless/rootfs/pc4. 
> .... mountd[78]: Bad exports list line /diskless/rootfs/pc4
> ----
> 
> I tried removing ' -maproot=0:0 pc4.kcis.com' from both lines aswell as only
> single lines. It still got the same message info.
> 
> The permissions for /diskless are 777
> The permissions for /diskless/* are 777
> 
> 
> Any help would be good.
> 
> 
> Jerry 


Small typo on my part, 'deneb.kcis.com' should read 'pc4.kcis.com'


Jerry