We need to allow ordinary users to preform NFS mounts on a AIX server without giving them root access to the server. Is there a way to give an ordinary users root access on a tem basis or a script to allow them to preform NFS mounts?
do you want them to do nfs mounts FROM the aix sever, or create nfs EXPORTS on the server?
I want them to be able to be able to export NFS mounts and modify the settings if needed.
there is no mount or nfs group
but you can create one
you need two things: user must be able to edit /etc/exports, change group from exports to mount, and rw flag for group
then set the root sticky bit on the binary /usr/sbin/exportfs, give it to the group "mount", and remove the rights for others
now every user in the mount group must be able to export filesystems, or am I missing something?
Alternatively you can use the catch-all-solution for problems like these: use "sudo". Install the "sudo" package from the "IBM AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications" and read the instructions.
I hope this helps.
bakunin