I have been tasked to unload a database on a HP UX V 11 server- but there is not enough disk space to do this. I would like to mount a directory from a Tru 64 V5.1 server. i am using :- mount 194.227.xxx.xxx:/load/mount /mount.(xxx etc is the ip address as the machines have the same computer name - my predecesor was a genius!) This command gets a 'permission denied' error Is there something else that I have to do? Please point me in the right direction Thanks in advance Glenn Systems manager

Make certain the remote system is exporting this directory for your use. showmount -e REMOTEHOST

I guess you are trying to use NFS filesystem mounting. Mounting from the remote machine involves the following steps: 1. Share the directory on Tru 64 machines as NFS filesystem having RW permission. You might need to restart the NFS server. 2. Check that the file has been shared. 3. Mount it on the HP-UX machine using the mount command as you are using. You should include the filesystem as NFS using the option -f. 4. Finally check the mounted directory. Hope it helps, Rajesh

Thanks for you prompt replies. I have added the following to the Tru 64 server in /etc/exports "/load/CHmount -rw=194.227.xxx.xx -access=194.227.xxx.xx -root=194.227.xxx.xx" and can see "/load/CHmount HBrooke,HBrooke" with the showmount command (HBrooke=194.227.xxx.xx) when I then run the mount command it still errors "permission denied" Any other pointers? Thanks Glenn Systems manager

I guess you have done all the things correctly. You might need to restart the NFS service. Please also have a look on the link which briefs some of the commands and steps on HP and Tru64. http://h30097.www3.hp.com/docs/porting/interop/network.html I will try to find out the solution and will let you know.

Also check the link which gives some error messages about NFS on HP. http://docs.hp.com/en/B1031-90043/ch07s01.html