Re: FIX: Losing Preferences

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From: Louis A. Mamakos
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 00:24

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>>The fix is to export the server volume with root access to the machines that  
>>need it, or you can export it to the world with root access (obvious security  
>>issues here).  In your /etc/exports file:
>>     /Users -root=machine1:machine2:machine3 etc.......
>>to allow certain machines root access to /User and:
>>     /Users -anon=0
>>to allow the world root access to /User.
>
>No way, not going to open up security holes like that... I want a
>better answer... :-)

NFS <=> No File Security
	-  -    -

louie

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