X-Git-Url: https://git.decadent.org.uk/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=utils%2Fexportfs%2Fexports.man;h=7aa60fc0b132d3e38992d5aca16a9201aa34709c;hb=eea1cb824b270fd45a571f5d4d7585910405bcb1;hp=4cddc793d24b69c1eab0781cd01e58d327119e24;hpb=4bcb2c85022812c36e6008d5d51466b4b0e61d86;p=nfs-utils.git diff --git a/utils/exportfs/exports.man b/utils/exportfs/exports.man index 4cddc79..7aa60fc 100644 --- a/utils/exportfs/exports.man +++ b/utils/exportfs/exports.man @@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ double quotes. You can also specify spaces or other unusual character in 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 /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: .IP "single host @@ -120,7 +117,7 @@ storage (see 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 @@ -220,6 +217,16 @@ The default of having subtree checks enabled, can be explicitly 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 @@ -395,11 +402,8 @@ Here's the complete list of mapping options: .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 or gids that might be equally sensitive, such as -user -.IR bin -or group -.IR staff . +not apply to any other uids that might be equally sensitive, such as user +.IR bin . .TP .IR no_root_squash Turn off root squashing. This option is mainly useful for diskless clients.