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From: harrys@tons61.UUCP (Harry Skelton)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: NFS export directory not filesystem?
Summary: Sun sucks?
Keywords: NFS
Message-ID: <172@tons61.UUCP>
Date: 28 Feb 90 17:26:28 GMT
References: <1990Feb22.152003.22717@comm.WANG.COM>
Reply-To: harrys@tons61.UUCP (Harry Skelton)
Organization: U.S. Dept. of Transportation
Lines: 29

In article <1990Feb22.152003.22717@comm.WANG.COM> lws@comm.WANG.COM (Lyle Seaman) writes:
>
>Sun support wasn't much help - they said it "works on a 4.0 machine
>configured as a server".
>
>Please e-mail.
>Thanks,
>Lyle.
>comm.wang.com!lws@uunet.uu.net

According to the NFS we have, it is "illegal" to export a child of a exported
file system/directory. Much the same way you are trying to do. I personally
think this problem. Unix file permissions should handle any problems with 
file I/O etc...

I have a problem where PC-NFS does not support multible groups when the 
Unix host does not run YellowPages. (we have no need to...we are happy with
/etc/passwd and /etc/group). Seems that we can't mount drives because of
this! Real bummer. I think we'll have to make alternate id's for PC and others
for the PC users due to mount areas and Unix file permissions. Sun has not been
a big help on this issue.

Just for the count: this is/will be affecting 200 workstations!


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