Re: Setting up pkgsrc over NFS

[Roy Marples <roy%marples.name@localhost>]

On 12/11/2018 13:24, Robert Swindells wrote:
> Roy Marples <roy%marples.name@localhost> wrote:
> > I have this in /etc/exports:
> > /usr/src        -network 10.73.0.0 -mask 255.255.0.0    -maproot=nobody
> > /usr/xsrc       -network 10.73.0.0 -mask 255.255.0.0    -maproot=nobody
> > /usr/pkgsrc     -network 10.73.0.0 -mask 255.255.0.0    -maproot=nobody
> > /usr/obj.aarch64        -network 10.73.0.0 -mask 255.255.0.0
> > -maproot=nobody
> > /usr/obj.pkgsrc.aarch64 -network 10.73.0.0 -mask 255.255.0.0
> > -maproot=nobody
> > /var/bulk.aarch64       -network 10.73.0.0 -mask 255.255.0.0
> > -maproot=root
> >
> > The last directory requires root writeable as it will be used for a chroot.
> > However, it doesn't show up in showmount -e on the host and trying to
> > mount it on the client prints:
> > mount_nfs: can't access /var/bulk.aarch64: Permission denied.
> >
> > What did I do wrong here, or does root mapping just not work?
>
> I also have the -alldirs option for the export on my NFS server. I don't
> think I need this though as I just have src, xsrc and pkgsrc as top
> level directories on one filesystem and use symbolic links on client
> machines.

Adding this does not resolve the two errors noted above.

> What filesystems do those directories map onto on the local machine ?

ffs.

I should note that changing -maproot=root to -maproot=nobody allows the 
mount to show and become mounted, but then i can't actually use it as a 
chroot.

Roy