UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

folks;
I have 3 similar Linux SUSE 10 servers A, B & C
I log as root and when i'm on B server & try to mount a directory on A server it works fine, but when i try to mount the same directory when i'm on C it doesn't and i get this error:

Server C# mount 172.32.5.2:/var/local/export/ /var/local/export/

mount: 172.32.5.2:/var/local/export/ failed, reason given by server: Permission denied

I'm able to ping the server & ssh to it fine though
Any help?

When you do this, do you currently have /var/local/export from server A mounted on server B as /var/local/export?

If so, `umount' /var/local/export on server B from server A, and try to mount server C's /var/local/export again.

Edit:
I misread or misunderstood initially. Not sure which.

I want to be clear. You have /var/local/export mounted in the following fashion?
Server A -> Server B <- Server C

i did that with nothing mounted already with no luck, still the same problem

What are the permissions on the directory you can mount versus the one you cannot?

Also, do you allow SSH as root to the server you cannot mount?

One more (possibly too obvious) question: does that directory exist on the failing machine?

I do allow ssh as a root (it works with the second server when i mount as a root fine).
the permissions are 755 on both and the directory exist.