Imported Debian patch 1.0.9-4

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

diff --git a/utils/exportfs/exports.man b/utils/exportfs/exports.man
index 65aeefbac5d4bce932f5d3df00391460b42820fb..1d10d04295c0356c02b57ce3a57100db7f35ec16 100644 (file)
--- a/utils/exportfs/exports.man
+++ b/utils/exportfs/exports.man
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ 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 (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:
@@ -178,6 +178,14 @@ copes with the situation effectively.
 The option can be explicitly disabled with
 .IR hide .
 .TP
+.IR crossmnt
+This option is similar to
+.I nohide
+but it makes it possible for clients to move from the filesystem marked
+with crossmnt to exported filesystems mounted on it.  Thus when a child
+filesystem "B" is mounted on a parent "A", setting crossmnt on "A" has
+the same effect as setting "nohide" on B.
+.TP
 .IR no_subtree_check
 This option disables subtree checking, which has mild security
 implications, but can improve reliability in some circumstances.