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Date:      Thu, 18 Apr 1996 19:12:25 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
To:        Iwan Leonardus <riwanlky@rad.net.id>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: error message and nfs configuration
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960418190948.18923D-100000@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <30692A2F.4EAE@rad.net.id>

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On Wed, 27 Sep 1995, Iwan Leonardus wrote:

> -Every time i turn up the machine there is an error message:
>  mountd[79]:Can't open /var/db/mountdtab.
>  The file is there but it has zero value, what is thar message mean?

There is a typo or something here.  I can't remember the fix off the top 
of my head though.  Something to do with mountdtab vs mountdbtab or 
something equally strange.

Did you check permissions?

> -I configure nfs yes, it runs nfsd and nfsiod at startup.
>  my /etc/exports contain:
>   /usr/home/iwan/          snake
>  i like to mount the server from dos client using pctcp,
>  i mount using user iwan from dos client computer named "snake" whose
>  ip address has been registered in /etc/hosts
> 
>  i can ping the host from dos client but when i mount using
>  IDMNT canary 219.195.41.100 /usr/home/iwan f pcnfs iwan
>  there is an error message:
>  ERROR:Authentication server failed to respond
>  File system "canary" has NOT been mounted
> 
>  Can you tell me what is wrong?

I think you need to run rpc.pcnfsd as well.  You may need to install.

>  Is there any other nfs client software for dos?

I know of a free/shareware client called "xfs" that a friend of mine 
uses.  I don't know where to get it though.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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