nfs mount problem

[Rita C Workman]

Here's my problem:

Loaded software CD on my 11.11 workstation.
Tried with mount -F cdfs -o cdcase ... /cdrom
But that came out garbled with -1, so remounted using pfs_mount options. Now it's not garbled so I'm happy.
My /etc/exports file looks like this:
/cdrom -anon=2,ro

Did nfs mount from 11.23 PARisc using:
pfs_mount :/cdrom /cdrom
...Mounts & looks fine...

Did nfs mount from 11.23 Itanium using:
pfs_mount :/cdrom /cdrom
...Mounts & looks fine...

Did nfs mount from 11.31 Itanium using:
mount :/cdrom /cdrom

...cause remember there is no pfs_mount on 11.31 Itanium
...Got message:
nfs mount Permission denied

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Rita

[Rita C Workman]

Dave Olker where are you?????

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom Rita,

I think you gave up on mount options to soon.

pfs_mount does not exist on 11.31.

So you need to mount this thing with different options.

http://www.hpux.ws/?p=20

You may need to play, but it should be possible to do this.

Or use dd to copy the thing to disk and then mount it.

SEP

[Rita C Workman]

Shalom Steven,

I did tried mounting it like that using:
mount -F cdfs -o cdcase /dev/dsk/... /cdrom

It mounts all garbled with the -1 and the filenames all CAPS with 1 at the end. Can't use it to load software from. Can't even open a file with it like that.

Rita

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom again,

Can you say what kind of sofware we are talking about. I might find something on the provider website.


/etc/exports
/cdrom -anon=2,ro

explicitly permit root mount in there.

/cdrom -root=mngp01

By default root mounts on nfs shares are rejected. Security. Feh.

SEP

[Patrick Wallek · Accepted solution]

Rita,

You shouldn't need to use the nasty pfs_mount junk any more. You should, with a well patched 11.11 system, be able to use the rock ridge extensions by doing a 'mount -o rr'. I think this should solve your problem.

I have no 11.31 server to I'm not sure about your NFS issue, but try the '-o rr' and see if that helps you.

[Steven Schweda]

Lots of old threads on this topic, which a
Forum search for:
mount CD-ROM
should have found. One example:

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1215516


> [...] software CD [...]

Not a very detailed description. Whose
software?

> [...] garbled with -1 [...]

Not a very helpful description.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Rita:

The last thing, in my opinion, you want is to use the brittle, obsolete, Portable File System (PFS) mechanism.

I would do yourself a favor and install (with a reboot) the following for 11.11:

PHKL_26269
PHKL_37535
PHCO_25841

Once installed, you can forever forget about the 'pfs_mount' and do:

# /usr/sbin/mount -F cdfs -e -o ro,cdcase /dev/dsk/cXtYdZ /cdrom

...and dispense with needing to run some of the NFS daemons, too.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Rita C Workman]

Morning All!

To answer:
The garbled was that it was not only showing owner/group as -1, but the files showed as all caps with -1 extension. The files could not even be opened to read.

With that said, my extra mounting options using the cdcase (as I call it) version were obviously lacking. But on the good side, Jim, I actually already had those patches in my 11.11 workstation. So I took down the pfs_mount and the other nfs connections to it and remounted using the syntax provided.

....the other two still remote mount fine, but when I try ran:
mount :/cdrom /cdrom

...now I got:

nfs mount /cdrom Device busy

But when I did:
mount :/cdrom /SD_CDROM

it worked.
So I removed the dir /cdrom and then re-created it. Umounted /SD_CDROM and retried the nfs mount from /cdrom to /cdrom and it worked.

Points a coming!

[Rita C Workman]

Thanks all for your help, I will be sure to add the 'correct' syntax to my quickie notes!

Kindest regards to all!
Rita