From f1e07c06652eb5cae1ce028cad8cd35e59f32f57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neil Brown Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:08:04 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] mount.nfs.man - Use nolocks for /, /usr, /var Make it clear in manpage for mount.nfs that using nolock is appropriate for /, /usr and /var. Signed-off-by: Neil Brown --- utils/mount/nfs.man | 17 ++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/utils/mount/nfs.man b/utils/mount/nfs.man index 614de46..8abdb83 100644 --- a/utils/mount/nfs.man +++ b/utils/mount/nfs.man @@ -195,11 +195,18 @@ many other operating systems. .TP 1.5i .I nolock Disable NFS locking. Do not start lockd. -This has to be used with some old NFS servers -that don't support locking. Note that applications can -still get locks on files, but the locks only provide exclusion -locally. Other clients mounting the same filesystem -will not be able to detect the locks. +This is appropriate for mounting the root filesystem or +.B /usr +or +.BR /var . +These filesystems are typically either read-only or not shared, and in +those cases, remote locking is not needed. +This also needs to be used with some old NFS servers +that don't support locking. +.br +Note that applications can still get locks on files, but the locks +only provide exclusion locally. Other clients mounting the same +filesystem will not be able to detect the locks. .TP 1.5i .I bg If the first NFS mount attempt times out, retry the mount -- 2.39.5