Imported Debian patch 1.0.9-11

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

diff --git a/utils/exportfs/exports.man b/utils/exportfs/exports.man
index 0c78db348de6fb632ea4284979bdaef868a8af6c..4cddc793d24b69c1eab0781cd01e58d327119e24 100644 (file)
--- a/utils/exportfs/exports.man
+++ b/utils/exportfs/exports.man
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ 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
@@ -109,6 +112,13 @@ Using this option usually improves performance, but at the cost that
 an unclean server restart (i.e. a crash) can cause data to be lost or
 corrupted.
 
+.TP
+.IR sync
+Reply to requests only after the changes have been committed to stable
+storage (see
+.IR async
+above).
+
 In releases of nfs-utils upto and including 1.0.0, this option was the
 default.  In this and future releases,
 .I sync
@@ -168,6 +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.
@@ -377,8 +395,11 @@ 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 that might be equally sensitive, such as user
-.IR bin .
+not apply to any other uids or gids that might be equally sensitive, such as
+user
+.IR bin 
+or group
+.IR staff .
 .TP
 .IR no_root_squash
 Turn off root squashing. This option is mainly useful for diskless clients.