Re: Debian Diskless client mounts FS as Read Only-fixed

[Bill Shupp <hostmaster@shupp.org>]

Bill Shupp wrote:

> I am trying to setup a Debian Woody diskless client.  I followed 
> instructions located here to make it work with my PXE enabled 3com NIC:
>
> http://zeewier.blub.net/~jdv/pxe-debian.html
>
> Everything is working fine, except the root file system is still being 
> mounted as read only, and I don't know why.  Here's my entry in 
> /etc/exports:
>
> /nfsroot/webcam 192.168.1.31(no_root_squash,rw,sync)
>
> Here's what's in /proc/fs/nfs/exports:
>
> /nfsroot/webcam 192.168.1.31(rw,no_root_squash,sync,wdelay) # 
> 192.168.1.31
>
>
> The server is also Debian Woody, both using the 2.4.18 kernel (the 
> client's kernel was compiled manually to avoid modules).
>
> Here's what apt-get show nfs-common shows for the version:
>
> Source: nfs-utils
> Version: 1:1.0-2woody3
>
> Lastly, here are the kernel boot parameters I'm using:
>
> ip=dhcp nfsroot=192.168.1.1:/nfsroot/webcam root=/dev/nfs init=/sbin/init
>
> Any advice is greatly appreciated!


Sorry folks.. the debootstrap didn't setup the fstab in the client's etc 
directory (how could it?).  Anyway, once I put the right entries in 
there, all is working well.

Thanks!

Bill


-------------------------------------------------------
This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting
Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time
by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc.
Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl
_______________________________________________
NFS maillist  -  NFS@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs