[svlug] nfs was: OpenOffice 2.0 can't write to mounted drives

[Ivan Sergio Borgonovo]

On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 10:15:00 +0100
Ivan Sergio Borgonovo <mail at webthatworks.it> wrote:

> Did I understand correctly if I say lockd on the server works just
> with the kernel version (nfs-kernel-server) and not with the
> userspace server (nfs-user-server)?

> Because I can't see lockd in the process list on the server (sarge)
> but it is there on the client (sid).

Tim Utschig kindly pointed me to:

man exports

nohide  This option is based on the option of the same name provided
          in  IRIX NFS.   Normally,  if  a  server exports two
          filesystems one of which is mounted on the other, then the
          client will have to mount both filesystems explicitly  to
get access  to them.   If  it  just mounts the parent, it will see
          an empty directory at the place where the other filesystem
is mounted.  That filesystem is "hidden".

May I ask why it is not turned on by default?
What are the drawbacks?

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Ivan Sergio Borgonovo
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