Messages in this thread | | | From | Neil Brown <> | Date | Fri, 18 Jan 2002 16:43:04 +1100 (EST) | Subject | Re: Why won't ext3 & 2.4.19 export the root? |
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On Tuesday January 8, lists@darkcore.net wrote: > Further to this issue, here is the output from exportfs -vr > > ---- snip ---- > > # exportfs -vr > exporting 205.x.x.x:/var/www > exporting 205.x.x.x:/ > reexporting 205.x.x.x:/var/www to kernel > exporting 205.x.x.x:/ to kernel > 205.x.x.x:/: Invalid argument
Is /var/www on the same filesystem as / ??? If so, there is no need to export both, and if you try you get this error.
Just export /
NeilBrown
> > --- snip --- > Any help would be apreciated. > > Thanks > > John Lange > > On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, John Lange wrote: > > > I recently upgraded my kernel from 2.4.9 to 2.4.19 and at the same time > > started using ext3. > > > > Since that change, I can no longer export and/or mount the "/" of this > > machine for backup purposes. This is a significant problem since remotely > > mounting the file system is our primary (only) way of backing up several > > of our production machines. > > > > Exporting and mounting other than the root works normally. > > > > Here is the /etc/exports for reference. > > > > / 205.x.x.x(ro,no_root_squash) > > /var/www 205.x.x.x(ro,no_root_squash) > > > > I've googled and searched the mailing list archives but didn't find any > > mention of this. > > > > Can someone please tell me what I need to change in order to export the > > root? > > > > Thanks. > > > > John Lange > > > > > > > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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