[ale] nfs problems

[Dow Hurst]

I am stumped if the UID and GID permissions make sense.  Also, try
listing the tar archive to see what is in it.  I am sorry I can't help
more.  I know that since you can create a directory during the untarring
that you have write permissions above the created directory but how
about below?  Is the directory being created allowing files to be
written into it by you?  You may need to specify to tar *not* to
preserve permissions which is default when root since you are assumed
when root as being able to write anywhere which in a NFS mounted file
system is not the case.
Dow
 
Ken Nagorski wrote:
> 
> Hi there,
> 
>         I recently started using nfs to export /home among other
> things. Here is the deal I seem to have a hard time with file permissions,
> (maybe) I am not sure that is the answer.
> 
>         For instance I get some stuff I downloaded right. I say tar xvfz
> package.tar.gz I keeps complaining that it can't create package/<whatever>
> no such file or directory. Now when It is all done I see the it did create
> that package dir but it is empty.
> 
>         I am using slackware 7.1 with 2.4.5 kernels for both. Obvoiusly I
> have nfs compiled in and set up or it wouldn't even mount the drives...
> 
>         I am confused. What would casue this. I haven't found anything
> about it in the howto's nothing in any error logs I see. I am stumped???
> 
> Ken
> 
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