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awhamilt@calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca (Drew Hamilton) wrote:

>In article <4qhvhq$30d@nntp1.best.com>,
>Michael  <webmaster@girlswear.com> wrote:
>>using the NFS daemon on linux, how do you 
>>retain root status on the remotely mounted files??
>>
>>the usual stuff for unix does not appear to work 
>>how does root write or create files on the remote system
>>without explicitly setting all the directories mode 777 ??

>I don't think you can.  Even if you could, you shouldn't, since this
>can cause big security risks.

>Better way to do it is to su to whoever owns the file over NFS, and 
>then you can read and write to your heart's content.

>---
>Drew Hamilton   UW Math/CS   http://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/u/awhamilt
>char *Girlfriend=NULL;            int languages[3]={English,French,C};
>#include<fdc.h>   #define DREAMGIRL "Belle"   const int status=SINGLE;
>"Je veux m'envoler dans le bleu de l'espace..."   - Belle, lBelB, 1991

Don't do ;ike I did and trust the man exports page! On the linux nfs
server in the /etc/exports file specify "no_root_squash". It works for
me. By the way, don't pay any attention to all this crap about not
logging in as root. If your like me and many others I know you have a
linux stand alone workstation at home and you are trying to learn
about Unix. If this is the case then EVERYTHING you do on the box
requires root access!!!