--- steven thomas
Trying to set up a small trial network using 8.1 with NFS and NIS. NIS is OK with users just installed on the server. Using console on a client I can log in as any user and change directories. However, using KDE I usually get a "no write access to $HOME directory (/home/carlos)"
Make sure that the $HOME directory of the user you are trying to login as (in this case "carlos") is set as: (these commands are entered as "root") chmod 700 /home/carlos chown carlos.users /home/carlos
I have (using the SUSE tools) exported /Home and /Usr.I have also changed permission on the /home and /usr to RW.
:-) Careful here, since setting "/Home" to "rw" can be detrimental. Make sure that the directories are safe.
I am at a bit of a loss.I have managed to log on as a couple of usersusing KDE and can save a file but have trouble accesing it again as I am denied permission.
This is most likely due to the fact that your UID that you're logging in from, is not the same as the UID that you're connecting to when writing files. On your client machine, type: id $USER (replacing $USER with "carlos) and then run the same command on the nfs server Make sure that both UID's match. If they don't, save change of the "/etc/passwd" files so that they do match.
Slowly going barmy looking at "exports..." I have also tried WEBMIN but same results. It shouldn't have to be
WEBMIN only provides a facet to the nfs system -- it doesn't change it in anyway. So I wouldn't expect it to work with WEBMIN :-) What is the structure of your "/etc/exports" file? This file is ****extremely**** sensitive to whitespace. Make sure that you have NO space between the host and the stuff in brackets, e.g. all clauses should look like this: /dir/path(......) Try adding the "no_root_squash" parameter into the above clauses in the "/etc/exports" file and then run: exportfs -a afterwards!!
this hard especially as SUSE gives you the client and server NFS tools!
What files should I export to get KDE/Gnome to work. I have looked on Google, books and the web but no one seems to be able to give an answer to this rather "simple" admin problem.
Take a look at "NFS-Howto" at: http://www.linuxdocs.org they have a very good "Trouble-Shooting" section there, if my ideas haven't worked :-) HTH -- Thomas Adam ===== Thomas Adam "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- www.linuxgazette.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com