X-Git-Url: https://git.decadent.org.uk/gitweb/?p=nfs-utils.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=utils%2Fexportfs%2Fexports.man;h=d11a2a0b9a3421049380fa2b83a6aae1e90d65b1;hp=7a032bc9609453e3295e84b891c742dc2cfe84a5;hb=956008acd1ec89ab03aebdbd5533a5630cf4804a;hpb=f50dd6fa181def466c455a9d019a3aacb1b33267 diff --git a/utils/exportfs/exports.man b/utils/exportfs/exports.man index 7a032bc..d11a2a0 100644 --- a/utils/exportfs/exports.man +++ b/utils/exportfs/exports.man @@ -1,5 +1,4 @@ -.TH EXPORTS 5 "28 October 1999" -.UC 5 +.TH EXPORTS 5 "4 March 2005" "Linux" "Linux File Formats Manual" .SH NAME exports \- NFS file systems being exported (for Kernel based NFS) .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -171,7 +170,7 @@ The option can be explicitly disabled with .TP .IR no_subtree_check This option disables subtree checking, which has mild security -implications, but can improve reliability is some circumstances. +implications, but can improve reliability in some circumstances. If a subdirectory of a filesystem is exported, but the whole filesystem isn't then whenever a NFS request arrives, the server must @@ -190,7 +189,7 @@ subtree checking is also used to make sure that files inside directories to which only root has access can only be accessed if the filesystem is exported with .I no_root_squash -(see below), even the file itself allows more general access. +(see below), even if the file itself allows more general access. As a general guide, a home directory filesystem, which is normally exported at the root and may see lots of file renames, should be @@ -487,6 +486,12 @@ don't use a reserved port for NFS. '''entry. .SH FILES /etc/exports +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR exportfs (8), +.BR netgroup (5), +.BR mountd (8), +.BR nfsd (8), +.BR showmount (8). '''.SH DIAGNOSTICS '''An error parsing the file is reported using syslogd(8) as level NOTICE from '''a DAEMON whenever nfsd(8) or mountd(8) is started up. Any unknown