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May 29th, 2012 07:00

Unable to access netgroups in celerra

Hi all,

We are using a NSX series celerra with the code at 5.5.x.

We have created the files with the hostnames and have used the "server_file -put /.etc/netgroup"

However when the user is trying to access the nfs export he can see it but it says "permission denied" when he tries to access it.

We would be upgrading the code once the netgroups are successfully created.

Please help.

275 Posts

May 29th, 2012 07:00

The correct syntax would be without "/.etc". Have you tried

server_file

-put

netgroup

Claude

6 Posts

May 29th, 2012 07:00

you mean "server_file -put /netgroup" ?

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May 29th, 2012 08:00

You arent using a VDM as the server name in the server_file command – are you?

275 Posts

May 29th, 2012 13:00

No, just the filename "netgroup" with no pathname so that it goes in the root FS of the Data Mover

Claude

6 Posts

May 30th, 2012 07:00

No I am not.

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May 30th, 2012 08:00

Are you sure you got the netgroup syntax correct?

What does showmount -e say?

275 Posts

May 31st, 2012 02:00

The command is "server_file -put netgroup" (do not give a pathname to the target file, it will automatically go in the .etc directory)

Claude

6 Posts

May 31st, 2012 02:00

Showmount -e was blank earlier. I have tried to use Claude's suggestion of putting it just under netgroup now. Waiting for Unix team to confirm.

6 Posts

May 31st, 2012 04:00

Claude, I have done what you suggested. As I mentioned I am waiting for Unix team to confirm, However can anyone suggest how to check for the exports in an HPUX server ??

48 Posts

May 31st, 2012 05:00

showmount -e should do the job.

urle

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May 31st, 2012 06:00

No need to wait for the Unix team – you can just as well use showmount from the control station – will show you the same as from a Unix client

6 Posts

May 31st, 2012 07:00

It still doesnot show.

Going back to basics I would just say how I created the netgroups. I am doing it for the first time so please pardon me if I am wrong.

  • Log into celerra cli and create the netgroup files: 

          itmgmt       

        (pres.emc.com,,) \

        (vp.emc.com,,) \

        (dir.emc.com,,) \

        (mid.emc.com,,) \

        (root.emc.com,,) \

        (eng1.emc.com,,) \

        (eng2.emc.com,,)

  • Then used the command server_file -put netgroup
  • Then gave read/write, root and access to the group itmgmt in the created nfsexport.

Please tell me if I am correct because I am unable to see the export from the host end.

674 Posts

June 1st, 2012 01:00

I think the hosts need to be comma seperated, f.e

itmgmt (pres.emc.com,,), (vp.emc.com,,), (dir.emc.com,,), \

          (eng2.emc.com,,)

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