Mark Hunting wrote: >>> Hello list, >>> >>> I am using several vserver guests on a single machine. These vserver >>> guests must be able to access different NFSv4 exports on my NFS server. >>> Normally I write in /etc/exports on my NFS server which clients (IP >>> addresses) have access to which NFS exports. But now the problem: the >>> vserver guests all use the host's primary IP address, not their 'own' >>> secondary one. All mounts are coming from the same IP address, so I >>> can't filter on IP address in my exports file. >>> >>> Is there a way to create the NFS mounts using a vserver guest's IP >>> address? I found the clientaddr option on the mount man page, but that >>> doesn't do what I'm looking for unfortunately. >>> >>> I am using Debian Etch, kernel 2.6.18-5-amd64. >>> >>> Many thanks, >>> Mark >>> >>> >>> >> fstab.remote may help you here.. >> >> http://linux-vserver.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions#How_do_I_handle_NFS_mounts_within_in_a_guest.3F >> >> >> Cheers >> Martin >> >> > Thanks for your answer Martin. In fact I already use fstab.remote, but > how do I use it to create the NFS mount from the Vserver guest's IP > address? It now just uses the Vserver host's primary IP address. > > Ahh ok.. it was just a thought. What happens if you follow the other example listed there, i.e. grant capabilites and mount within the vserver. That should give you the correct client IP address I would think, it appears to be doing that for me. Cheers Martin