Re: NFS puzzle - need help exporting a machines root file system

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• Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 07:38:17 -0700
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I just tried to export the root device from A, in /etc/exports:

  /dev/VG/root   B(rw,sync)

and then on B I tried this:

  mount -t nfs A:/dev/VG/root /mnt/tmp1
  mount: A:/dev/VG/root failed, reason given by server: Not a directory

Maybe the samba idea is looking better...

-Ram

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