> >> 1. Do *not* self-reference an NFS server in its own exports file. > >> 2. Do not allow the exports file to contain a "localhost" entry. > > If a fileystem is exported to a netgroup, and that netgroup includes > the local host (ie the name of the host, not "localhost", then does this > count as self-reference? Yes. This is precisely the problem. Steinar Haug, SINTEF RUNIT, University of Trondheim, NORWAY Email: Steinar.Haug@runit.sintef.no