sm-notify: Use my_name when sending SM_NOTIFY requests

[nfs-utils.git] / utils / statd / sm-notify.man

diff --git a/utils/statd/sm-notify.man b/utils/statd/sm-notify.man
index 163713ebe5963f7af0d7dc2cff0020f958e43f18..7a1cbfae998f0ed517368e250e377d3d00c709b2 100644 (file)
--- a/utils/statd/sm-notify.man
+++ b/utils/statd/sm-notify.man
@@ -97,11 +97,9 @@ It uses the
 string as the destination.
 To identify which host has rebooted, the
 .B sm-notify
 string as the destination.
 To identify which host has rebooted, the
 .B sm-notify

-command normally sends the results of
-.BR gethostname (3)
-as the
+command normally sends

 .I my_name
 .I my_name

-string.
+string recorded when that remote was monitored.

 The remote
 .B rpc.statd
 matches incoming SM_NOTIFY requests using this string,
 The remote
 .B rpc.statd
 matches incoming SM_NOTIFY requests using this string,


@@ -202,15 +200,22 @@ argument to use when sending SM_NOTIFY requests.
 If this option is not specified,
 .B sm-notify
 uses a wildcard address as the transport bind address,
 If this option is not specified,
 .B sm-notify
 uses a wildcard address as the transport bind address,

-and uses the results of
-.BR gethostname (3)
-as the
+and uses the
+.I my_name
+recorded when the remote was monitored as the

 .I mon_name
 .I mon_name

-argument.
+argument when sending SM_NOTIFY requests.

 .IP
 The
 .I ipaddr
 form can be expressed as either an IPv4 or an IPv6 presentation address.
 .IP
 The
 .I ipaddr
 form can be expressed as either an IPv4 or an IPv6 presentation address.

+If the
+.I ipaddr
+form is used, the
+.B sm-notify
+command converts this address to a hostname for use as the
+.I mon_name
+argument when sending SM_NOTIFY requests.

 .IP
 This option can be useful in multi-homed configurations where
 the remote requires notification from a specific network address.
 .IP
 This option can be useful in multi-homed configurations where
 the remote requires notification from a specific network address.


@@ -252,13 +257,6 @@ consistent
 The hostname the client uses to mount the server should match the server's
 .I mon_name
 in SM_NOTIFY requests it sends
 The hostname the client uses to mount the server should match the server's
 .I mon_name
 in SM_NOTIFY requests it sends

-.IP
-The use of network addresses as a
-.I mon_name
-or a
-.I my_name
-string should be avoided when
-interoperating with non-Linux NFS implementations.

 .PP
 Unmounting an NFS file system does not necessarily stop
 either the NFS client or server from monitoring each other.
 .PP
 Unmounting an NFS file system does not necessarily stop
 either the NFS client or server from monitoring each other.