Subject: Re: Compatibility Problems between 1-3 1nd 1.2.1 when using nfs
To: Len Burns <lburns@sasquatch.com>
From: Frank van der Linden <frank@wins.uva.nl>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 03/03/1998 17:49:14
On Tue, Mar 03, 1998 at 07:57:38AM -0800, Len Burns wrote:
> I just upgraded our web server to 1.3 i386, and have a strange problem.
> When I try to mount a directory from the 1.3 machine using a 1.2.1
> machine as a client, It appears to mount.  But, it does not show up in
> df, and if I try to cd to the mount point, I get a messages saying
> permission denied.  I can mount directories from other 1.2.1 machines,
> and can mount the directory from the 1.3 server with a 1.3 client.

1.3 requires privileged ports to be used by default for NFS. You should
change the 1.2.1 clients to use the -P option to mount_nfs.

- Frank