[NTLUG:Discuss] NFS no_root_squash option

[George E. Lass]

> 
> I do mine as:
> 
> /xl     (rw,no_root_squash)
> 
> I'm not sure what the "insecure" flag gets you; but I don't have any trouble.
> :-)  I'll also note that I've done this since about SuSE 6.1; so it may also
> be a "feature" in the older version of NFS.  Sorry, I'm not an NFS guru.
> 
> If you have a specific test you'd like me to try to help you debug it, to
> compare systems/versions, I'll be happy to help.

The "insecure" parameter has to do with which "port" the nfs request 
comes in on.  I have removed it and yet the problem persists :{

One other bit of info, all of this worked just fine when I was on
RedHat 4.2.  It "broke" when I upgraded to 5.2

George