slackware 12.2 : setup nfs-client: searchig for a wiki or tutorial
 

I want to setup a slackware13-PC as a nfs-client but I don't know, what to start and/or setup similar to "nfs-common" in debian?

Are you wanting to share a particular directory with your network? You can follow tutorial although this is more RedHat/CentOS centric. It should be fairly easy to adjust it to Slackware. Make sure that both /etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd and that /etc/rc.d/rc.rpc are executable.

Hope this helps!

Hi,

Take a look at 'Linux NFS'.

The above link and others available from 'Slackware-Links'. More than just Slackware® links!

Hmmmm, have found here an NFS-Howto:

http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackwar...docs/NFS-HOWTO

But my most interesting question is NOT answered there: how to setup a client"

Excerpt: "...first you will need a kernel with the NFS file system either compiled in or available as a module..."

Har-har-har :-(

How do I found out that the kernel has the NFS compiled in? Or how can I proof, if there is NFS as a module available...?

I fired up a mount and the answer is:

On the same pc is a debian-based distro installed and there the client is working with this mount-command very well.

Hi,


For the 'generic-2.6.29.5' for Slackware 13RC1 x86_64 the NFS_V3 is compiled;
For the 'generic-2.6.27.7' for Slackware 12.2;

I would expect the 'Slackware 13RC1 x86_32' to be the same.

Make sure that /etc/rc.d/rc.rpc is executable and running.

Hi,

As 'stormtracknole' has indicated you must start the services. How did you select services during the setup?

You can always re-run the setup scripts via 'pkgtools'.

yepp, this was reason No 1 for malefunction

reason No 2 was that I've made a typo by the server's ip in the mount-command ...:banghead:

now all is working perfect! :D

thanks to all advisors :-)

I would say that, that is the reason that 99% of NFS mount's fail. A simple typo will blow NFS up....

Great to hear that you got it working! :)