From: nick@kralizec.zeta.org.au (Nick Andrew) Subject: Re: NFS Install and CHOWN Date: 20 Sep 1993 22:23:59 +1000
In <1993Sep15.162821.1@vax.sonoma.edu> levinson@vax.sonoma.edu writes:
>The problem is while the install script is running, it cannot change owner of
>any of the files (it says Operation not permitted) and as a result I don't
>think the installation is going properly.
I assume you are writing to an NFS-mounted partition.
It's because NFS maps away your root permissions from the client to some
other userid (usually 'nobody' or -2). To get root permissions you must
modify the /etc/exports file on the server such that your client machine
is allowed root access to that filesystem.
Nick.
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