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From: jackv@turnkey.tcc.com (Jack F. Vogel)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: Network File System for a PS/2
Keywords: NFS
Message-ID: <1991Jan12.115915.13174@turnkey.tcc.com>
Date: 12 Jan 91 11:59:15 GMT
References: <14155@milton.u.washington.edu>
Reply-To: jackv@turnkey.TCC.COM (Jack F. Vogel)
Organization: Turnkey Computer Consultants, Westchester, CA
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In article <14155@milton.u.washington.edu> ganter@milton.u.washington.edu (M. Ganter) writes:
>I am attempting to install NFS on a PS/2, after performing all the normal
>installation procedures the system still won't allow remote mounting.
 
>The problem is the nfs deamon will not run.  When executed (i.e. nfsd 3) 
>the system returns the error message:
>    "Variables missing from name list"
 
Just a guess here, but did you go through a kernel rebuild and reboot??
If you had a system without NFS and then want to install it NFS server 
code should be added to the kernel. The fact that the error mentions something
missing from the "name list" makes me wonder.

Disclaimer: I do not speak for the company!

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