the export name using a backslash followed by the character code as three
octal digits.
.PP
-To apply changes to this file, run exportfs -ra or (on Debian)
-/etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server reload.
+To apply changes to this file, run exportfs \-ra or /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server
+reload (the latter being a distribution-specific extension).
.PP
.SS Machine Name Formats
NFS clients may be specified in a number of ways:
above).
In releases of nfs-utils upto and including 1.0.0, this option was the
-default. In this and future releases,
+default. In all subsequence releases,
.I sync
is the default, and
.I async
requested with
.IR subtree_check .
+From release 1.1.0 of nfs-utils onwards, the default will be
+.I no_subtree_check
+as subtree_checking tends to cause more problems than it is worth.
+If you genuinely require subtree checking, you should explicitly put
+that option in the
+.B exports
+file. If you put neither option,
+.I exportfs
+will warn you that the change is pending.
+
.TP
.IR insecure_locks
.TP
.TP
.IR root_squash
Map requests from uid/gid 0 to the anonymous uid/gid. Note that this does
-not apply to any other uids that might be equally sensitive, such as user
-.IR bin .
+not apply to any other uids or gids that might be equally sensitive, such as
+user
+.IR bin
+or group
+.IR staff .
.TP
.IR no_root_squash
Turn off root squashing. This option is mainly useful for diskless clients.