Re: [exim] NFSv4: failed to set ownership on spool file

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Author: Heiko Schlittermann
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] NFSv4: failed to set ownership on spool file
Graeme Fowler via Exim-users <exim-users@???> (Di 29 Jan 2019 11:03:19 CET):
> Have you got ‘superuser’ mapping switched on so root maps to UID 0 on the NFS server?


Processes with uid=0 can create and chown files on the share. So I'd
say, root_squash is not enabled.

> This is referred to as no_root_squash in the client mount options; I suspect you need to permit the NFS client to allow root access.


I'm not sure if it is up to the client to choose no_root_squash. I know
this as a option on the server side.

> I could be wrong!

Me too.

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Heiko