From c40336aa88c7a914227cc751118e165e985c2b78 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neil Brown Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:51:50 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] Remove uid-mapping text from exports.man It was already commented out, and it will never be wanted. Signed-off-by: Neil Brown --- utils/exportfs/exports.man | 99 -------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 99 deletions(-) diff --git a/utils/exportfs/exports.man b/utils/exportfs/exports.man index ab63b03..41a5b16 100644 --- a/utils/exportfs/exports.man +++ b/utils/exportfs/exports.man @@ -400,43 +400,6 @@ options. Finally, you can map all user requests to the anonymous uid by specifying the .IR all_squash " option. -'''.PP -'''For the benefit of installations where uids differ between different -'''machines, -'''.I nfsd -'''provides several mechanism to dynamically map server uids to client -'''uids and vice versa: static mapping files, NIS-based mapping, and -'''.IR ugidd -based -'''mapping. -'''.PP -'''.IR ugidd -based -'''mapping is enabled with the -'''.I map_daemon -'''option, and uses the UGID RPC protocol. For this to work, you have to run -'''the -'''.IR ugidd (8) -'''mapping daemon on the client host. It is the least secure of the three methods, -'''because by running -'''.IR ugidd , -'''everybody can query the client host for a list of valid user names. You -'''can protect yourself by restricting access to -'''.I ugidd -'''to valid hosts only. This can be done by entering the list of valid -'''hosts into the -'''.I hosts.allow -'''or -'''.I hosts.deny -'''file. The service name is -'''.IR ugidd . -'''For a description of the file's syntax, please read -'''.IR hosts_access (5). -'''.PP -'''Static mapping is enabled by using the -'''.I map_static -'''option, which takes a file name as an argument that describes the mapping. -'''NIS-based mapping queries the client's NIS server to obtain a mapping from -'''user and group names on the server host to user and group names on the -'''client. .PP Here's the complete list of mapping options: .TP @@ -450,14 +413,6 @@ or group .TP .IR no_root_squash Turn off root squashing. This option is mainly useful for diskless clients. -'''.TP -'''.IR squash_uids " and " squash_gids -'''This option specifies a list of uids or gids that should be subject to -'''anonymous mapping. A valid list of ids looks like this: -'''.IP -'''.IR squash_uids=0-15,20,25-50 -'''.IP -'''Usually, your squash lists will look a lot simpler. .TP .IR all_squash Map all uids and gids to the anonymous user. Useful for NFS-exported @@ -465,60 +420,6 @@ public FTP directories, news spool directories, etc. The opposite option is .IR no_all_squash , which is the default setting. -'''.TP -'''.IR map_daemon -'''This option turns on dynamic uid/gid mapping. Each uid in an NFS request -'''will be translated to the equivalent server uid, and each uid in an -'''NFS reply will be mapped the other way round. This option requires that -'''.IR rpc.ugidd (8) -'''runs on the client host. The default setting is -'''.IR map_identity , -'''which leaves all uids untouched. The normal squash options apply regardless -'''of whether dynamic mapping is requested or not. -'''.TP -'''.IR map_static -'''This option enables static mapping. It specifies the name of the file -'''that describes the uid/gid mapping, e.g. -'''.IP -'''.IR map_static=/etc/nfs/foobar.map -'''.IP -'''The file's format looks like this -'''.IP -'''.nf -'''.ta +3i -'''# Mapping for client foobar: -'''# remote local -'''uid 0-99 - # squash these -'''uid 100-500 1000 # map 100-500 to 1000-1400 -'''gid 0-49 - # squash these -'''gid 50-100 700 # map 50-100 to 700-750 -'''.fi -'''.TP -'''.IR map_nis -'''This option enables NIS-based uid/gid mapping. For instance, when -'''the server encounters the uid 123 on the server, it will obtain the -'''login name associated with it, and contact the NFS client's NIS server -'''to obtain the uid the client associates with the name. -'''.IP -'''In order to do this, the NFS server must know the client's NIS domain. -'''This is specified as an argument to the -'''.I map_nis -'''options, e.g. -'''.IP -'''.I map_nis=foo.com -'''.IP -'''Note that it may not be sufficient to simply specify the NIS domain -'''here; you may have to take additional actions before -'''.I nfsd -'''is actually able to contact the server. If your distribution uses -'''the NYS library, you can specify one or more NIS servers for the -'''client's domain in -'''.IR /etc/yp.conf . -'''If you are using a different NIS library, you may have to obtain a -'''special -'''.IR ypbind (8) -'''daemon that can be configured via -'''.IR yp.conf . .TP .IR anonuid " and " anongid These options explicitly set the uid and gid of the anonymous account. -- 2.39.5