NFS Networkinstallation with SuSE Linux 6.4

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 6.4
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Symptom:

You want to export the SuSE Linux 6.4 CDs via NFS. On the client machine YaST can't find the directory structure suse/setup .

If you mount the CD manually, you only get an empty directory.

Reason:

The permissions for the first two CDs are set to "only-root-readable" and normally the UID is mapped by NFS to the so called nobody account.

Solution:

Export the CD with e.g. the following line in /etc/exports :

 
/cdrom       192.168.0.0/24(no_root_squash)

Keywords: NETZWERKINSTALLATION, NFS, CD1, CD2, RECHTE, PERMISSIONS, EMPTY DIRECTORY, EXPORTS

Categories: Package-Installation

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