Hello,

I have a little more information about the bug with the new
mount command in util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.25.

the bug is described in :

https://www.scientificlinux.org/bug.feature/bugs/12/pcng_issue_view
https://www.scientificlinux.org/bug.feature/bugs/13/pcng_issue_view

But there is also an other  strange problem with NFS mount :

[root@cobb ~]# mount /distrib_labo 
mount: distribhost:/distrib failed, reason given by server: Permission denied

[root@cobb ~]# host distribhost
distribhost.lmd.jussieu.fr is an alias for moreau.lmd.jussieu.fr.
moreau.lmd.jussieu.fr has address 134.157.47.150

but if I use the real name of this NFS server it works !

[root@cobb ~]#  mount moreau:/distrib /distrib_labo
[root@cobb ~]# 

we have other aliases (CNAME) for this host that works !
for example divhost

[root@cobb ~]# host divhost
divhost.lmd.jussieu.fr is an alias for moreau.lmd.jussieu.fr.
moreau.lmd.jussieu.fr has address 134.157.47.150

[root@cobb ~]# df
Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda8             18145092   4543564  12679804  27% /
/dev/sda6               101086     12736     83131  14% /boot
none                   1036736         0   1036736   0% /dev/shm
/dev/sda9             35364848  17043960  16524424  51% /home
b8tohost:/d3         1952340608 1949047808   3292800 100% /d3
b8tohost:/d4         976443392 128832512 847610880  14% /d4
b8tohost:/d5         624191872 405432960 218758912  65% /d5
b8tohost:/d6         975817600 813442688 162374912  84% /d6
b8tohost:/d7         976395904 684127968 292267936  71% /d7
divhost:/cycleco2    389156992 104724256 280525632  28% /cycleco2      <=== @@@ works with alias
divhost:/meteoparis  389156992 104724256 280525632  28% /meteoparis    <=== @@@  "      "    "
bizet:/u             310044640 124570784 173072064  42% /home/users
moreau:/distrib      389156992 104724256 280525632  28% /distrib_labo  <=== @@@  doesn't 
divhost:/db1         389156992 104724256 280525632  28% /db1           <=== @@@ works with alias


It would be nice if you put the previous version till it works.

Thanks for you help.
                                                   
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                               Robert FRANCHISSEUR

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