Re: /etc/mtab: Permission denied

[Khairul Azmi Abu Bakar <mie@mimos.my>]

Finally my problem solved after i install the old nfs rpm.
I was using nfs rpm that comes with redhat 5.2 but now i'm using
nfs-server-clients-2.2beta29-5
nfs-server-2.2beta29-5         
I'm not sure why the latest version doesn't works.
Azmi 


On Wed, 12 May 1999, Khairul Azmi Abu Bakar wrote:

> Okey.. this is a diskless client and my /etc/exports looks like this
> 
> /tftpboot/democlient3           (rw,link_absolute,no_root_squash)
> /home                           (rw,link_absolute,no_root_squash)
> /lost+found                     (rw,link_absolute,no_root_squash)
> /opt                            (rw,link_absolute,no_root_squash)
> /pub                            (rw,link_absolute,no_root_squash)
> /usr                            (rw,link_absolute,no_root_squash)    
> 
> my client /etc/fstab
> demoserver:/tftpboot/democlient3 /      nfs     defaults        1 1
> demoserver:/home        /home           nfs     defaults        1 1
> demoserver:/lost+found  /lost+found     nfs     defaults        1 1
> demoserver:/opt         /opt            nfs     defaults        1 1
> demoserver:/usr         /usr            nfs     defaults        1 1
> /dev/fd1                /mnt/floppy     msdos   rw,user,noauto  0 0
> none                    /proc           proc    defaults        1 1
> /SWAPFILE               swap            swap    defaults        0 0    
> 
> Should there be any mistake please tell me.
> 
> Azmi
> 
> On Wed, 12 May 1999, Ken Yap wrote:
> 
> > >I've done this before but forgot it.. could you please tell me how to make
> > >it writable.. this has nothing to do with nfs right>
> > >
> > >> >I;m trying to boot my client but then it gave me this error message
> > >> >
> > >> >/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit: /etc/mtab: Permission denied
> > >> >can't create lock file /etc/mtab~ :Permission denied
> > >> >
> > >> >Please help..
> > >> >
> > >> >Azmi
> > >> 
> > >> Your root filesystem is not writable.
> > 
> > If this is a diskless client, then your root FS is on NFS and probably
> > your /etc/exports rules don't allow writing on it.
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