[comp.sys.mips] Anyone having a problem with NFS and Sun OS 4.1 using Mips/Risks 4.01?

gordon@cs.UAlberta.CA (Gordon Atwood) (08/31/90)

We're running Mips/Risk OS 4.01 and have recently installed Sun OS 4.1 on
several suns.  When on these suns, cd'd through NFS to the Mips, 'creat' creates
files owned by uid 65535 (-1 on the Mips).  This is the 'nobody' id.

Since we're generally not 'nobody' on the sun this makes it a little
inconvenient to work with the newly created file.

Has anyone encountered this problem?  Any solutions?   We have a call in to
a Tech Rep but would appreciate any information available.

G.H.A.
Programmer/Analyst
Computing Science Dept
University of Alberta
gordon@cs.ualberta.ca

dbd@theory.uh.edu (Dan Davison) (09/01/90)

> We're running Mips/Risk OS 4.01 and have recently installed Sun OS 4.1 on
> several suns.  When on these suns, cd'd through NFS to the Mips,
> 'creat' creates files owned by uid 65535 (-1 on the Mips).  This is
> the 'nobody' id. [...]

I have the same problem with RISC/OS 4.30-PRE-FCS.  I have gone around
with both Sun and MIPS on the problem, but not gotten anything solved.
I have heard that it is "fixed in 4.5" but since my MIPS rep never
tells me anything (small account, so that's understandable) I don't
know if 4.5 is out, fixes things, or how much it costs.  The latter
doesn't matter as I have no grant money anyway.

dan davison
dept. of biochemical sciences
university of houston
davison@uh.edu
DAVISON@UHOU

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