Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2859 mails)

[Dave Howorth <dhoworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mohamed Haidar wrote:
> Hello all, I finally got the nfs service to work. In retrospect i see
> that it was kind of  trivial but for  a newbe nothing really is. My
> question now is how to make the hole process automated. I have tried to
> add the line
>  ip:folder /mnt/folder nfs rw,no_root_squash 0 0
> to my fstab but with no result. I still have to manually mount the
> folder at startup.
>  Thx for your help everybody.

Mohamed

I agree with everybody else who has suggested that you reconfigure your
network to use local addresses and to not expose NFS to the Internet.

I see that you have used the option 'no_root_squash':

(1) Please note that this is an option for /etc/exports , *not* /etc/fstab

(2) Using this option is normally a bad idea (that's why it's not the
default). It's usually better to change your configuration and/or usage
so that you avoid having to use that option. Ask the list for advice if
you have a specific reason for using it.

(3) Using this option on a mount exposed to the Internet is a REALLY
REALLY BAD IDEA. Don't do it!

Please remember that there are a lot of machines out there that are just
scanning the net looking for weak systems. If you're a newbie, PLEASE
take people's advice and be safe. Reconfigure your system.

Cheers,
Dave Howorth
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