slackware 9.0 network install

Spaz17 · 08-13-2003, 08:24 PM

yaa:

/var/exports/slackware/9.0 on the server has all those dirs

i still dont no..
help?

akaBeaVis · 08-13-2003, 08:33 PM

Ok, try creating a different mount point for your source, one that is not under /mnt, and one that is not named "setup".

also, check the log on the server machine for any nfs errors.

It's hard to believe the slack setup program just decided to unmount your nfs mounts.

Spaz17 · 08-13-2003, 09:11 PM

ok

i mounted it to /qw instead
and i see all the package selections after i choose to install from /qw
but install finishes in about a minute
takes a bit longer than before

suggestions?

akaBeaVis · 08-13-2003, 09:15 PM

who owns the directory
/var/exports/slackware/9.0 on the server machine? are there any errors re nfs at all in the log?

Spaz17 · 08-13-2003, 09:40 PM

the src dir on the server is owned by spaz

which log?

akaBeaVis · 08-13-2003, 09:46 PM

/var/log/messages on the RH server

Spaz17 · 08-13-2003, 09:52 PM

all i have r a bunch of authenticaed mount requests
no errors

.....?

akaBeaVis · 08-13-2003, 10:04 PM

Ok, maybe it's time to back up and let the slack 9 installer mount the directory for you, so don't mount it manually, run setup and then tell it where the mount is.

Spaz17 · 08-13-2003, 10:09 PM

do u mean 'install from nfs'

ive done it quite a few times

doesnt work

akaBeaVis · 08-13-2003, 10:14 PM

It just seems that your /etc/exports is kinda thin, perhaps you should give that dir root access...

Spaz17 · 08-13-2003, 10:25 PM

sry but i have no idea how to do that

could u please explain?

btw
thanks fer all the help

akaBeaVis · 08-14-2003, 08:59 AM

here's an example, this is not something you want to keep after the install, it's insecure.
/var/exports/slackware/9.0 192.168.1.117(rw, no_root_squash, nohide), you don't really need rw access, could just as easily be ro.

Also, there's a step on the install menu where you define what packages you want, you're doing that and still get nothing? I would think at that point the installer would at least read the nfs share and some activity would be seen on the server.

this is perplexing, I've always and only installed slackware via nfs, it's always worked.

Spaz17 · 08-14-2003, 10:42 AM

nope. with that change i get a 'permission denied' error on the client when trying to mount

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btw

from the setup menu thers options to select package folders
from install (off of setup) i get no options to install anything

Spaz17 · 08-14-2003, 02:30 PM

ideas?

Spaz17 · 08-14-2003, 08:24 PM

does the line
/var/exports/slackware/9.0 192.168.1.117(ro)
in /etc/exports
give 192.168.1.117 rights to all the files beneath /var/exports/slackware/9.0 ??

if not....
then how would i do that?

also -
any other thoughts?