I had to install Fedora 8 on a system because its version of glibc was necessary for some third party software that we needed to use.
I am trying to export some of the directories from the Fedora system, so that I can get the files backed up.
My server to which I am trying to export the files is a RedHat system which already has RedHat and Umbuntu directories mounted on it. So the problem is not with the RedHat system.
Fedora 8 no longer has portmap but uses rpcbind instead. The error message that I get when rpcbind is started up implies that I should start rpcbind as "rpcbind -w". I changed the /etc/init.d/rpcbind file to do this. Then I get an error message saying that the /var/...rpcbind.file has the wrong permissions. I changed the permissions to rwxrw rw. I still get the permissions problem.
On the server, the "mount filesystem" gives me no error message, but nothing is mounted.
How does one get Fedora 8 to export directories?
Thanks
On Thu, 4 Nov 2010 11:08:25 -0400 "Doll, Margaret Ann" margaret_doll@brown.edu wrote:
I am trying to export some of the directories from the Fedora system, so that I can get the files backed up.
I think you mean that these are separate systems rather than partitions, so I probably can't help much with this as I don't have a network, so don't deal with network issues. But since I see you've posted this for the second time, I'll try to give you something.
My server to which I am trying to export the files is a RedHat system which already has RedHat and Umbuntu directories mounted on it. So the problem is not with the RedHat system.
Here you use directories, above you implied systems. For directories, just put entries in fstab using the UUID (blkid) so they are mounted at boot. Create mount points to use in fstab in /mnt.
Fedora 8 no longer has portmap but uses rpcbind instead. The error message that I get when rpcbind is started up implies that I should start rpcbind as "rpcbind -w". I changed the /etc/init.d/rpcbind file to do this. Then I get an error message saying that the /var/...rpcbind.file has the wrong permissions. I changed the permissions to rwxrw rw. I still get the permissions problem.
If the *directory* permissions to the file are not executable, you will not be able to read the contents, and thus the file will be unavailable to you.
On the server, the "mount filesystem" gives me no error message, but nothing is mounted.
Do you see anything in /var/log/messages on the server? Have you tried the -v option?
How does one get Fedora 8 to export directories?
I think an alternative to the method you are using would be to use nfs, but that is conjecture on my part. Maybe you would have better luck with a different technique.
In your situation, I would do a lot of web searching. :-)
On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 2:29 PM, stan gryt2@q.com wrote:
On Thu, 4 Nov 2010 11:08:25 -0400 "Doll, Margaret Ann" margaret_doll@brown.edu wrote:
I am trying to export some of the directories from the Fedora system, so that I can get the files backed up.
I think you mean that these are separate systems rather than partitions, so I probably can't help much with this as I don't have a network, so don't deal with network issues. But since I see you've posted this for the second time, I'll try to give you something.
My server to which I am trying to export the files is a RedHat system which already has RedHat and Umbuntu directories mounted on it. So the problem is not with the RedHat system.
Here you use directories, above you implied systems. For directories, just put entries in fstab using the UUID (blkid) so they are mounted at boot. Create mount points to use in fstab in /mnt.
I have the correct entries in /etc/exports on the Fedora system and corresponding entries in /etc/fstab on the RedHat system. As I said I have successfully mounted directories to the RedHat system from a couple of other systems.
Fedora 8 no longer has portmap but uses rpcbind instead. The error message that I get when rpcbind is started up implies that I should start rpcbind as "rpcbind -w". I changed the /etc/init.d/rpcbind file to do this. Then I get an error message saying that the /var/...rpcbind.file has the wrong permissions. I changed the permissions to rwxrw rw. I still get the permissions problem.
If the *directory* permissions to the file are not executable, you will not be able to read the contents, and thus the file will be unavailable to you.
I made a mistake in the line that I typed above. Everyone could read and execute the files. The files should have been available to everyone and every process.
On the server, the "mount filesystem" gives me no error message, but nothing is mounted.
Do you see anything in /var/log/messages on the server? Have you tried the -v option?
There are no error messages on the RedHat system.
How does one get Fedora 8 to export directories?
I think an alternative to the method you are using would be to use nfs, but that is conjecture on my part. Maybe you would have better luck with a different technique.
I am using nfs.
In your situation, I would do a lot of web searching. :-)
The web searches all report the problems I am having, but I have found no solutions.
Thanks for your remarks.
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On Thu, 4 Nov 2010 14:43:40 -0400 "Doll, Margaret Ann" margaret_doll@brown.edu wrote:
The web searches all report the problems I am having, but I have found no solutions.
Sorry I gave no help. Here are a couple more avenues to pursue, both long shots but better than nothing.
The first link is the fedora mailing list archives (you can also find them at gmane.org). F8 was released about 3 years ago, so you could try looking in the second half of 2007 to see if this problem was reported on the list, and solutions were offered.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/users/
This link is the redhat / fedora bugzilla site where bugs are logged for fixing. F8 tickets will be long closed, but you should be able to modify the standard search to search for closed bugs to see if there is any help.
Finally, perhaps someone who fixed it will remember this problem and give you some help.
Good luck.
Thanks, Stan. I will try your suggestions.
On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 4:59 PM, stan gryt2@q.com wrote:
On Thu, 4 Nov 2010 14:43:40 -0400 "Doll, Margaret Ann" margaret_doll@brown.edu wrote:
The web searches all report the problems I am having, but I have found no solutions.
Sorry I gave no help. Here are a couple more avenues to pursue, both long shots but better than nothing.
The first link is the fedora mailing list archives (you can also find them at gmane.org). F8 was released about 3 years ago, so you could try looking in the second half of 2007 to see if this problem was reported on the list, and solutions were offered.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/users/
This link is the redhat / fedora bugzilla site where bugs are logged for fixing. F8 tickets will be long closed, but you should be able to modify the standard search to search for closed bugs to see if there is any help.
Finally, perhaps someone who fixed it will remember this problem and give you some help.
Good luck.
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On Thu, 4 Nov 2010 17:13:01 -0400 "Doll, Margaret Ann" margaret_doll@brown.edu wrote:
Thanks, Stan. I will try your suggestions.
... However, Fedora 8 uses rpcbind-0.1.4-11.fc8, and I have confirmed that denial requests are being entered into /var/log/messages when rpcbind receives a request from an unauthorized host, so it looks like this bug has been fixed. ...
I found the above snippet at http://optics.csufresno.edu/~kriehn/fedora/fedora_files/f9/howto/nfs.html which seems to be a very comprehensive description of how to set up nfs on Fedora 7, 8, and 9.
When I read the surrounding blurb, it said that if the caller wasn't allowed in /etc/hosts.allow, that rpcbind would issue an error message in /var/log/messages.
Are you seeing any error messages in /var/log/messages on the F8 system when you try to mount from the redhat server? I'm wondering if it isn't authorized for rpcbind.
The above howto also mentions port issues that might be relevant.
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