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From: jca@bighorn.accessnv.com (J.C. Archambeau)
Newsgroups: alt.solaris.x86,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: (NFS) Mounting FreeBSD drive in Solaris x86
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Date: 22 Dec 1996 21:01:21 GMT
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Salman Mughal (salman@netdoor.com) wrote:

: I'm trying to mount a freebsd HD in solaris through nfs.
: ...
: The /etc/exports file in the freebsd machine resembles the
: following:

: / -maproot=root machine.domain

: I've tried the following commands in solaris:

: # mount machine:/ /mnt
: # mount -o rw,remount,hard machine:/ /mnt
            ^ Add a -P here.

: Has someone had a similar problem before?  Is there something
: that I need to do extra before mounting a freebsd drive?

To use FreeBSD NFS with Linux or Solaris/SunOS 4.x you need to use a
privledged port with the -P option.  It's in the FreeBSD FAQ.
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