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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 5.8 Technical Notes
T he nfs-utils preinstall scriptlet failed to change the default group ID for the nfsnobody user to
65534. T his update modifies the preinstall scriptlet and the default group ID is changed to
65534 after nfs-utils upgrade as expected.
BZ #736677
T he mount.nfs command with the "-o retry" option did not try to mount for the time specified in
the "retry=X" configuration option. T his occurred due to incorrect error handling by the
command. With this update, the underlying code has been fixed and the "-o retry" option works
as expected.
Enhancement
BZ #513094
T he noresvport option, which allows NFS clients to use insecure ports (ports above 1023), has
been added to the NFS server configuration options.
All nfs-utils users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves these issues and
adds this enhancement. After installing this update, the nfs service will be restarted automatically.
4.119. nfs-utils-lib
4.119.1. RHEA-2012:0299 — nfs-utils-lib enhancement update
An enhanced nfs-utils-lib package that adds one enhancement is now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.
T he nfs-utils-lib package contains support libraries required by the programs in the nfs-utils package.
Enhancement
BZ #782153
Prior to this update, it was not possible to statically map usernames to NFSv4 file systems. T his
update adds the feature and the user can configure the static mapping in the /etc/idmapd.conf
file.
All nfs-utils-lib users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which adds this enhancement.
4.120. nfs4-acl-tools
4.120.1. RHBA-2012:0296 — nfs4-acl-tools bug fix update
An updated nfs4-acl-tools package that fixes a bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
T he nfs4-acl-tools package provides utilities for managing NFSv4 Access Control Lists (ACLs) on files
and directories mounted on ACL-enabled NFSv4 file systems.
Bug Fix
BZ #6934 22
Due to a regression introduced in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5, if the format of the input ACL file
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