How to configure a fixed user ID on an NFS server?

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I'd like my NFS server to always use the same user ID to own the files, whatever user ID is used on the client.

Is this possible and how?

What NFS server are you running? On what unix variant?
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@Gilles OSX Lion's built-in NFS server
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Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-10 22:05:43Z

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Put -mapall=user into your exports file.

See man exports for details

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answered Oct 10, 2013 at 14:05

Chris S

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Dennis Kaarsemaker · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-10 14:07:27Z

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This is possible, look at the User ID mapping section in the exports manpage.

Basically you want this in the exports line: all_squash anonuid=whatever anongid=whatever

If you're not on linux but on BSD, do what Chris S said.

answered Oct 10, 2013 at 14:07

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