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From: rhoward@msd.gatech.edu (Robert L. Howard)
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Subject: Problems with pcnfsd under SunOS 4.1?
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X-Sun-Spots-Digest: Volume 9, Issue 341, message 9

Has anyone running SunOS 4.1 and PC-NFS run into authentication problems?
Here's the scoop:

SparcStation 1+
SunOS 4.1
NIS Master Server
Sun PC-NFS 3.0.1
pcnfsd compiled (under 4.1) from source on PC-NFS disks

When the PC issues the NET NAME <user> * command, we get a authentication
failure ~50% of the time.  Doing a retry and entering the user name /
password combination rarely (if ever) works.  However, rebooting the PC at
this point will result in no authentication problems (~95% of the time).

We have been using PC-NFS for 1-2 years now with NO problems.  This sprang
up _immediately_ after we upgraded the server to 4.1...

BTW, I also tried the newest version of pcnfsd that was posted recently to
     c.p.n but the results are identical.

Any takers?  Geoff?

Thanks in advance,
Robert

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