Did it like this:
First: 1) Start the "NetInfo Manager" from "/Applications/Utillities". 2) Use "Check Identitie" from menu item "Security". 3) Click on the dir "machines". 4) Add a new directory from menu item "Directory". 5) Change the value of "name" propertie from "new_dir" into "name_of_nfs_server". 6) Add a new propertie from menu item "Directory". 7) Change "new_propertie" into "ip_address". And change "new_value" into "ip_adress_of_nfs_server". 6) Add a new propertie from menu item "Directory". 7) Change "new_propertie" into "serves". And change "new_value" into "../name_of_nfs_server".
Don't know if the above step are needed, and don't know the function of the "serves" propertie.
Then: 1) Start the "NetInfo Manager" from "/Applications/Utillities". 2) Use "Check Identitie" from menu item "Security". 3) Click on the Dir "mounts". 4) Add a new directory from menu item "Directory". 5) Change the value of "name" propertie from "new_dir" into "server:/dir/to/import". 6) Add a new propertie from menu item "Directory". 7) Change "new_propertie" into "dir". And change "new_value" into "/dir/to/mount/nfs-share". 8) Add a new propertie from menu item "Directory". 9) Change "new_propertie" into "vfstype". And change "new_value" into "nfs". 8) Add a new propertie from menu item "Directory". 9) Change "new_propertie" into "opts". 10) Select "opts" and use "Add New Value" from menu item "Directory". And change "new_value" into "-s". 11) Select "opts" and use "Add New Value" from menu item "Directory". And change "new_value" into "-P". 12) Select "opts" and use "Add New Value" from menu item "Directory". And change "new_value" into "-b". 13) Select "opts" and use "Add New Value" from menu item "Directory". And change "new_value" into "net". 14) Select "opts" and use "Add New Value" from menu item "Directory". And change "new_value" into "rw". 15) Restart your Mac and it should work.
Or you could download "NFSManager". This only works with the user "root". This worked for me under MacOS 10.2.6.
Hope this helpes..........
Stefan.
Hello Stefan, I am running OSX 10.2.6 and SUSE 8.2 on my nfs server. So far I haven't been able to get the iMac to see or connect to my nfs server. Here is what I have in Netinfo Manager after following your advice: machines: (sub directory) 1242 orion Property Value(s) name orion serves ../orion ip_address 192.168.0.2 mounts: (sub directory) 1243 share:/home/adriel Property Value(s) vfstype nfs name share:/home/adriel dir /home/adriel/nfs-share opts (rw,net,-b,-P,-s) When I attemp to "connect to server" an error message: An error has occured(error = -5000). Anyone know what error -5000 is? Anyone know what to do about it? Thanks, Jerome