From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Steve Dickson Subject: Re: Newbie NFS permissions question. Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:40:49 -0400 Message-ID: <44463DE1.3070308@RedHat.com> References: <200604191020.k3JAKclw007010@main.games-master.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Cc: nfs@lists.sourceforge.net Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.91] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1FWCvc-0008CL-Lf for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 19 Apr 2006 06:41:08 -0700 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1FWCvZ-0000QB-Cy for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 19 Apr 2006 06:41:05 -0700 To: Tony In-Reply-To: <200604191020.k3JAKclw007010@main.games-master.co.uk> Sender: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: Discussion of NFS under Linux development, interoperability, and testing. List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Tony wrote: > I=92ve used NFS in the past but only for file sharing, but now I need t= o=20 > use it in a live environment for uses email/web etc across load balance= d=20 > servers. >=20 > The problem I have is that the maildirs have to be owned by the user=20 > they belong to as does the web content. >=20 > However when I mount an NFS share on both servers it=92s mounted as roo= t=20 > with full permissions. What NFS version are you using 2, 3 or 4? >=20 > The problem is every file/directory created in the mounted NFS share is= =20 > also created owned by root, even when I try to change the permission to= =20 > a different owner or try to chmod a file or directory it doesn=92t do=20 > anything. Setting the 'no_root_squash' export option on the server might help... steved. ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs