You need to list the options as one argument:

	(/etc/exports on my 1.3.2 box)

	/usr/export -noresvport,noresvmnt oblivion


		David/absolute

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On Sun, 11 Oct 1998, Brad Colbert wrote:

> Still having problems.  I set my server machines (1.3.2)
>    /etc/exports file with these arguments:
> 
> /mnt/disk2a -noresvport -noresvmnt valhalla
> /mnt/disk1f/X11R6 -noresvport -noresvmnt valhalla
> 
>    But I get these messages from mountd:
> 
> Oct 11 19:12:01 camelot mountd[118]: Bad opt noresvport
> Oct 11 19:12:01 camelot mountd[118]: Bad exports list line /mnt/disk2a
> -noresvport
> Oct 11 19:12:01 camelot mountd[118]: Bad opt noresvport
> Oct 11 19:12:01 camelot mountd[118]: Bad exports list line /mnt/disk1f/X11R6
> -noresvport
> 
>    Do I have to patch mountd?
> 
>    Trying the -P option on the client didn't work either.  I'm
>    stumped.
> 
>    I wouldn't have to do all this if I could upgrade my older
>    os but the 1.3.2 boot disk locks up at the biomask line.  Still
>    havn't gotten any response as to why this is happening.
> 
>    Thanks for the help,
> 
>    Brad
> 
> 
> David Brownlee wrote:
> > 
> >         Does this help:
> > 
> > > NFS now uses reserved ports
> > >
> > >   Description:
> > >         Earlier versions of NetBSD did not use a reserved (<= 1023)
> > >         port when making NFS client requests. When acting as a server
> > >         NetBSD now requires reserved ports by default.
> > >
> > >         Old clients mounting a new server will receive a 'permission
> > >         denied' response when the directory is accessed. New clients
> > >         should work fine with old servers.
> > >
> > >   Fix:
> > >         Add '-P' to the mount options in the old client's /etc/fstab,
> > >         or (less preferred), add '-noresvport,noresvmnt' to the
> > >         options on the new server's /etc/exports.
> > 
> >                 David/absolute
> > 
> >  -=-  "I know its not the right thing, and I know its not the good thing"  -=-
> > 
> > On Sun, 11 Oct 1998, Brad Colbert wrote:
> > 
> > > Hey folks,
> > >
> > >    I'm having a problem mounting a file system from a 1.3.2 i386
> > >    machine on to a 1.3 i386 machine.
> > >
> > >    Here are the details:
> > >
> > > camelot (1.3.2 i386):
> > > (/etc/exports)
> > >    /mnt/disk2a valhalla
> > >
> > > valhalla (1.3 i386):
> > > mount -v -t nfs -i camelot:/mnt/disk2a /mnt
> > >
> > > mount_nfs: bad MNT RPC: RPC: Authentication error; why = Client credential too
> > > weak
> > >
> > >    What does it mean that the credentials are too weak?  Is there
> > >    a special hosts.* file that I need to set?
> > >
> > >    Thanks,
> > >
> > >    Brad
> > >
>