Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!bu.edu!inmet!howie
From: howie@inmet.inmet.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: NFS for Apollo
Message-ID: <29900006@inmet>
Date: 18 Mar 91 23:22:00 GMT
References: <91@<HANCHE>
Lines: 17
Nf-ID: #R:<HANCHE:91:inmet:29900006:000:822
Nf-From: inmet.inmet.com!howie    Mar 18 18:22:00 1991


We had the problem that only root could access files on an Apollo via NFS.
The systems involved were a DN4500 running SR10.2.4 and two HP workstations,
a 400s running HP-UX 7.05 and a 345 running 7.0.

Whenever anyone other than root attempted to access Apollo NFS files from an
HP machine, the HP machine's console would get a message about some sort of
"authorization error".  Anyone on the Apollo could get to HP-UX files via
NFS without trouble.

The problem went away when we installed patch "ri.apollo.patch_m0186.v.1.0"
on the DN4500.  NFS also seems faster now.

I also noticed a clever trick being done by something, somewhere:  Soft
links in the Apollo file system with resolution names that begin with
"//..." are replaced by "/apollo/...", so if you mount the Apollo "//"
as /apollo, these links USUALLY work.