on 11/29/99 2:14 PM, Arno Griffioen at arno@usn.nl wrote:

>> I've got a problem with my installation of NetBSD. When I NFS mount it, I
>> can't change the root password with passwd. I always get passwd file is
>> busy. And when I copy all the stuff to my SCSI disk and I boot it, I can't
>> log in because root hasn't got a password. What should I do?
> 
> You could export your NFS root with a no_root_squash. It now probably
> maps root to nobody and it's not allowed to write to /etc/passwd.
> 
> Just a guess.. Could be a lockd/statd thing too.
> 
> Bye, Arno.
> 

    You might also try adding -maproot=root to the lines in your
/etc/exports file. I just shut down my VS 3100 because I keep getting
panics, segmentation faults, core dumps, etc. I'll have to get back to you
with syntax if you need it.

    Chris

-- 
    "I use to be indecisive, now I'm not so sure..."