Extend the exportfs/mountd interface to pass fslocations info into the kernel

[nfs-utils.git] / utils / exportfs / exports.man

diff --git a/utils/exportfs/exports.man b/utils/exportfs/exports.man
index 27a30f9448a73abe3aaba240cd0c2dfd4845d7f6..ab63b03cfd6be56bdd56f8fda5ae5b1b53a55f39 100644 (file)
--- a/utils/exportfs/exports.man
+++ b/utils/exportfs/exports.man
@@ -348,6 +348,20 @@ If the client asks for alternative locations for the export point, it
 will be given this list of alternatives. (Note that actual replication
 of the filesystem must be handled elsewhere.)
 
 will be given this list of alternatives. (Note that actual replication
 of the filesystem must be handled elsewhere.)
 

+.TP
+.IR refer= path@host[+host][:path@host[+host]]
+A client referencing the export point will be directed to choose from
+the given list an alternative location for the filesystem.
+(Note that the server must have a mountpoint here, though a different
+filesystem is not required; so, for example,
+.IR "mount --bind" " /path /path"
+is sufficient.)
+.TP
+.IR replicas= path@host[+host][:path@host[+host]]
+If the client asks for alternative locations for the export point, it
+will be given this list of alternatives. (Note that actual replication
+of the filesystem must be handled elsewhere.)
+

 .SS User ID Mapping
 .PP
 .I nfsd
 .SS User ID Mapping
 .PP
 .I nfsd