[comp.sys.apollo] Help with NFS Apollo client/IBM server

lin@sixmile.inel.gov (Linn Hower) (01/24/91)

  I cannot get my Apollo DN10000, SR10.3, BSD to mount filesystems
exported from IBM RISC/6000 Model 320, AIX Version 3.1 servers.
When I try the mount, I get the `access denied' error.  Now I can
mount from SUN servers on the apollo so its client code appears OK,
and I can mount IBM files on SUN's, so IBM's server code must be there.

  Is anyone doing this combination?  Any suggestions?

  Thanks...

  Linn Hower	lin@INEL.GOV		Phone: 208-526-9231
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rogden@uceng.UC.EDU (rob ogden) (01/24/91)

lin@sixmile.inel.gov (Linn Hower) writes:


>  I cannot get my Apollo DN10000, SR10.3, BSD to mount filesystems
>exported from IBM RISC/6000 Model 320, AIX Version 3.1 servers.
>When I try the mount, I get the `access denied' error.  Now I can
>mount from SUN servers on the apollo so its client code appears OK,
>and I can mount IBM files on SUN's, so IBM's server code must be there.

>  Is anyone doing this combination?  Any suggestions?

I have this result when the RS6000's /etc/host does not
have the name/number of the computer that wants to mount
its exported directory.

Rob Ogden, rogden@uceng.uc.edu

tomg@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com (Thomas J. Gilg) (01/25/91)

>   I cannot get my Apollo DN10000, SR10.3, BSD to mount filesystems
> exported from IBM RISC/6000 Model 320, AIX Version 3.1 servers.
> When I try the mount, I get the `access denied' error.

Sounds like your IBM _doesn't_ have the DN10000's hostname in /etc/exports

Thomas Gilg
tomg@cv.hp.com

rtp1@quads.uchicago.edu (raymond thomas pierrehumbert) (01/27/91)

I have this problem with mounting IBM volumes on my 10k also.  I
know how to turn off priveliged port checking or authentication
on a Sun, and it works fine, but on the IBM, there is nothing in
the man page for nfsd that suggests this is possible.  Help!

dfazio@nachos.SSESCO.com (Dennis Fazio) (01/30/91)

In article <1991Jan23.165536.1548@inel.gov> lin@sixmile.inel.gov (Linn Hower) writes:
>
>  I cannot get my Apollo DN10000, SR10.3, BSD to mount filesystems
>exported from IBM RISC/6000 Model 320, AIX Version 3.1 servers.
>When I try the mount, I get the `access denied' error.  Now I can

We had a similar problem a while ago. With some help from the support hotline,
we determined that Apollo doesn't support NFS as completely as others,
particularly in the areas of security.

We got things working by:
edit your /etc/rc.nfs file to change
        startsrc -s rpc.mountd
to
        startsrc -s rpc.mountd -a "-n"

This will start the mount daemon with a -n switch. This is the non-secure version.

We also had to comment out the startup of rpc.statd and rpc.lockd to prevent other
various problems.

Under these conditions, we can mount IBM filesystems on the Apollo and vice-versa.





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