Various minor manpage fixes.

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

diff --git a/utils/exportfs/exports.man b/utils/exportfs/exports.man
index 7aa60fc0b132d3e38992d5aca16a9201aa34709c..892533b5992c78994c394e4a31badfc05c7e8f36 100644 (file)
--- a/utils/exportfs/exports.man
+++ b/utils/exportfs/exports.man
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ client may be immediately followed by a parenthesized, comma-separated
 list of export options for that client. No whitespace is permitted
 between a client and its option list.
 .PP
+Also, each line may have one or more specifications for default options
+after the path name, in the form of a dash ("\-") followed by an option
+list. The option list is used for all subsequent exports on that line
+only.
+.PP
 Blank lines are ignored.  A pound sign ("#") introduces a comment to the
 end of the line. Entries may be continued across newlines using a
 backslash. If an export name contains spaces it should be quoted using
@@ -88,7 +93,7 @@ rpcsec_gss and to make requirements on the IP address of the client.
 understands the following export options:
 .TP
 .IR secure "\*d
-This option requires that requests originate on an internet port less
+This option requires that requests originate on an Internet port less
 than IPPORT_RESERVED (1024). This option is on by default. To turn it
 off, specify
 .IR insecure .
@@ -116,13 +121,13 @@ storage (see
 .IR async
 above).
 
-In releases of nfs-utils upto and including 1.0.0, this option was the
+In releases of nfs-utils up to and including 1.0.0, this option was the
 default.  In all subsequence releases,
 .I sync
 is the default, and
 .I async
-must be explicit requested if needed.
-To help make system adminstrators aware of this change, 'exportfs'
+must be explicitly requested if needed.
+To help make system administrators aware of this change, 'exportfs'
 will issue a warning if neither
 .I sync
 nor
@@ -297,7 +302,7 @@ if, for example, the filesystem failed to mount due to a disc error.
 
 If a path is given (e.g.
 .IR mountpoint= "/path or " mp= /path)
-then the nominted path must be a mountpoint for the exportpoint to be
+then the nominated path must be a mountpoint for the exportpoint to be
 exported.
 
 .TP
@@ -402,8 +407,11 @@ 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.
@@ -496,6 +504,7 @@ is supposedly that of user joe).
 /usr            *.local.domain(ro) @trusted(rw)
 /home/joe       pc001(rw,all_squash,anonuid=150,anongid=100)
 /pub            (ro,insecure,all_squash)
+/srv/www        \-sync,rw server @trusted @external(ro)
 '''/pub/private    (noaccess)
 .fi
 .PP
@@ -509,6 +518,9 @@ under the nobody account. The
 .I insecure 
 option in this entry also allows clients with NFS implementations that
 don't use a reserved port for NFS.
+The sixth line exports a directory read-write to the machine 'server'
+as well as the `@trusted' netgroup, and read-only to netgroup `@external',
+all three mounts with the `sync' option enabled.
 ''' The last line denies all NFS clients
 '''access to the private directory.
 '''.SH CAVEATS