I would like to use SLES8 autoyast and nfs to find the autoinst.xml file and to perform package installation, but have failed. I can do autoinstall with the xml file on floppy using the CD's for the installation. I have nfs working correctly on a SLES8 server (192.168.1.1) which is on a local network. The server's /etc/exports file contains this line: /home/test/images *(ro,no_root_squash) The autoinst.xml file exists on the directory /home/test/images, and I have copied the installation CD's to a subdirectory (sles8_install) on /home/test/images. I can mount the nfs filesystem on an nfs client on the local network and see the files. 192.168.1.2 is an unused address on the local network. On the boot options line on the installation menu page I enter: linux autoyast=nfs://192.168.1.1/autoinst.xml install=nfs://192.168.1.1/sles8_install netdevice=eth0 ip=192.168.1.2 insmod=eepro100 I enter the following data at the prompts: Please choose the network protocol NFS Automatic configuration via DHCP? No Please enter your IP address 192.168.1.2 Please enter your netmask 255.255.255.0 If you need a gateway . . . 192.168.1.2 Please enter IP address of your name server <esc> Please enter IP address of the NFS server 192.168.1.1 Please enter the directory on the server images This results in the error: An error occurred while trying to mount the nfs directory. Reason given by server: Permission denied If I leave out the boot option "install=nfs:/192.168.1.1/sles8_install" the installation cannot find the autoinst.xml file. I have also been unsuccessful using ftp, even though it also appears to be set up correctly since I can ftp the files from elsewhere. What am I doing wrong with the networking? Sincerely, Don Watson Linux Technology and Solutions