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permalink · #1 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 08:26 AM

Hi,

I have configured a NFS Server on a Windows 2000 Server, using Services
For Unix.
I made a few tests, and I am now able to mount a NFS shared directory
from a AIX 5.1 Unix box.
Now I want a basic unix user to be able to mount this share. I tried
this using smitty, but I received an error message :

nfsmnthelp: 1831-006 NFS mounts/unmounts are only allowed by superuser
and by members of the system group

Since I really don't wish this basic user to belong to the system
group, is there any other way to allow this account to mount this NFS
share?

Thanks in advance,
Regards.

permalink · #2 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 08:26 AM

from the docs

"http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/v5r3/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.aix.doc/cmds/aixcmds3/mount.htm"

"Only users with root authority or are members of the system group and
have write access to the mount point can issue file or directory
mounts. The file or directory may be a symbolic link. "

So, either add the user to the system group (not advisable) or use
"sudo"

Sudo is on the linux tool box cd or downloadable from here:

http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/aix/pr.../download.html
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/aix/freeS.../RPMS/ppc/sudo

HTH
Mark Taylor

permalink · #3 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 08:26 AM

Thank you, sudo was the answer indeed

Best wishes

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