Re: ncpfs

Arthur S. Petrossian (arthur@sci.am)
Wed, 13 Mar 1996 15:57:02 +0300 (GMT+0300)

On Tue, 12 Mar 1996, Thayne Harbaugh wrote:
>
> I have been successful mounting the netware volume and re-exporting via nfs.
> I have also been able to mount it on a sparcstation via nfs. Using the
> sparcstation I can browse the ncp volume and delete files in it. Unfortunately,
> when I try to create/modify files it creates only the filename. An example:

I have the same problem. I (ncp)mount Netware's volume which is writable
for me and set ALL permissions, but can't create any FILE on it from my
linux box where it is mounted (It seems to beheave like read-only).
But I can create a directory, but can't delete it then!
looks funny! :-) but it is a big problem for me. (I have kernel 1.2.8)

> The ncpmount command was:
> ncpmount -S ace -U twinkie -V usr -g XXX -f 777 -d 777 /doe
>
my command is the same, and the same problems as described above

Help

P.S
> I am trying to build an ipx/nfs bridge (don't ask why) using ncpfs-0.17, kernel
> 1.3.72, and the ncp and ipx tools (I think these are the greatest thing since
> kool-aid).
I'm interested in it beacuse we too have to integrate Novell's Netware
servers with Linux in our LAN. Let me know about some news please.

Looking forward to hear from you

Regards,
Artie

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