mount.nfs - nordirplus option

[nfs-utils.git] / utils / mount / nfs.man

diff --git a/utils/mount/nfs.man b/utils/mount/nfs.man
index ad44d71590ff4c8f11d9ab6dd0c671b0e13ae0e1..673556ca6c37a6b6baf33b1200645a08c1240ada 100644 (file)
--- a/utils/mount/nfs.man
+++ b/utils/mount/nfs.man
@@ -24,15 +24,16 @@ To mount via NFS version 2, use the
 .BR nfs
 file system type and specify
 .BR nfsvers=2 .
 .BR nfs
 file system type and specify
 .BR nfsvers=2 .

-Version 2 is the default protocol version for the
-.BR nfs
-file system type when
-.BR nfsvers=
-is not specified on the mount command.

 To mount via NFS version 3, use the
 .BR nfs
 file system type and specify
 .BR nfsvers=3 .
 To mount via NFS version 3, use the
 .BR nfs
 file system type and specify
 .BR nfsvers=3 .

+Version 3 is the default protocol version for the
+.BR nfs
+file system type when
+.BR nfsvers=
+is not specified on the mount command and both client and server
+support it.

 To mount via NFS version 4, use the
 .BR nfs4
 file system type.
 To mount via NFS version 4, use the
 .BR nfs4
 file system type.


@@ -45,8 +46,8 @@ file system type.
 These file system types share similar mount options;
 the differences are listed below.
 .P
 These file system types share similar mount options;
 the differences are listed below.
 .P

-Here is an example from an \fI/etc/fstab\fP file for an NFSv2 mount
-over UDP.
+Here is an example from an \fI/etc/fstab\fP file for an NFSv3 mount
+over TCP.

 .sp
 .nf
 .ta 2.5i +0.75i +0.75i +1.0i
 .sp
 .nf
 .ta 2.5i +0.75i +0.75i +1.0i


@@ -194,8 +195,18 @@ many other operating systems.
 .TP 1.5i
 .I nolock
 Disable NFS locking. Do not start lockd.
 .TP 1.5i
 .I nolock
 Disable NFS locking. Do not start lockd.

-This has to be used with some old NFS servers
+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.
 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
 .TP 1.5i
 .I bg
 If the first NFS mount attempt times out, retry the mount


@@ -266,12 +277,17 @@ Note that there is a performance penalty when using integrity
 or privacy.
 .TP 1.5i
 .I tcp
 or privacy.
 .TP 1.5i
 .I tcp

-Mount the NFS filesystem using the TCP protocol instead of the
-default UDP protocol.  Many NFS servers only support UDP.
+Mount the NFS filesystem using the TCP protocol.  This is the default
+if it is supported by both client and server.  Many NFS servers only
+support UDP.

 .TP 1.5i
 .I udp
 .TP 1.5i
 .I udp

-Mount the NFS filesystem using the UDP protocol.  This
-is the default.
+Mount the NFS filesystem using the UDP protocol.
+.TP 1.5i
+.I nordirplus
+Disables NFSv3 READDIRPLUS RPCs. Use this option when
+mounting servers that don't support or have broken
+READDIRPLUS implementations.

 .P
 All of the non-value options have corresponding nooption forms.
 For example, nointr means don't allow file operations to be
 .P
 All of the non-value options have corresponding nooption forms.
 For example, nointr means don't allow file operations to be


@@ -439,14 +455,6 @@ interrupted.
 .SH AUTHOR
 "Rick Sladkey" <jrs@world.std.com>
 .SH BUGS
 .SH AUTHOR
 "Rick Sladkey" <jrs@world.std.com>
 .SH BUGS

-The posix, and nocto options are parsed by mount
-but currently are silently ignored.
-.P
-The tcp and namlen options are implemented but are not currently
-supported by the Linux kernel.
-.P
-The umount command should notify the server
-when an NFS filesystem is unmounted.

 .P
 Checking files on NFS filesystem referenced by file descriptors (i.e. the 
 .BR fcntl 
 .P
 Checking files on NFS filesystem referenced by file descriptors (i.e. the 
 .BR fcntl