[clue] NFS error log in AIX?

[Mike Bean]

Solved!  A co-worker of mine suggested I put the box on /etc/hosts.  Not
sure why that would cause it to deny a request from an IP in /etc/exports,
but damned if it didn't work.

Bean


On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Lori Spencer <lspencer at parsec.com> wrote:

>  The best way is to do the following:
>
> # stopsrc -g nfs <--- Stoppie
>
> # errclear 0     <--- clearie the error log
>
> # startsrc -g nfs  <--- Startie
>
> # lssrc -g nfs     <--- lookie
>
> # errpt    <--- lookie in error log for errors
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> l.
>
> On 01/09/2013 10:52 AM, Mike Bean wrote:
>
>   Hi all, seeking some advice.  I'm having trouble with a mount on an AIX
> box, the NFS server is denying permission/access, even though I have the IP
> specifically set in the line in /etc/exports, and set for root access.
>
>  directory -sec=(various):dh,rw,root=(IP address)
>
>  Unfortunately, AIX doesn't seem to log to /var/log like the rest of us
> mortals.   What reading I've done suggests that it buries it somewhere in
> errpt.   Does anyone know how to get the NFS error information out of errpt?
>
>  Bean
>
>
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