Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 17 Dec 2000 23:11:07 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: recursive exports && linux nfs |
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Hi!
> > > 2) using: I can do cd /nfs/fs, but the directoy is always empty, and when I > > > try to step into a subdirectory I always get "No such file or directory". > > > > > > Thanks a lot for any insights, even if this means "this is not supported" > > > ;) > > > > This can't be supported, afaict, because nfs handles have limited > > size. > > Ehrm, did you really read my mail? Most people told me something like > "recursive exports are not supported" (actually, they are and they work), > and it seems nobody really read what I wrote :(
They do not work too well. They break guarantee that handles are persistent across reboots. Recursive exports are huge kludge. They have to be.
[Sorry, I did not read your mail too carefully]
> My problem is that autofs doesn't work. Example: > > / reiserfs > /fs autofs > /fs/big ext2 > > When I exportfs /, /fs AND /fs/big then I can mount /fs on another box, > but it is always empty, even if something (e.g. /fs/big) is mounted and > can be accessed fine the whole time. Automounting doesn't work, either, of > course. > > Another (less grave) problem is that exportfs (and/or rpc.nfsd) require > network access and access to the volume, so they a) mount all automounted > directories (VERY expensive) and require network access (making all > clients NOT survive a reboot). >
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