From: Sev Binello Subject: Re: [NFS] export dir thru 2 diff path names Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:55:48 -0500 Message-ID: <49185984.8010500@bnl.gov> References: <478B90A1.5000900@bnl.gov> <1200330387.7470.11.camel@heimdal.trondhjem.org> <478B9A64.5030903@bnl.gov> <49147E79.6000508@bnl.gov> <20081109155831.GA24508@fieldses.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Cc: nfs@lists.sourceforge.net To: "J. Bruce Fields" Return-path: Received: from neil.brown.name ([220.233.11.133]:38880 "EHLO neil.brown.name" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751564AbYKJP5U (ORCPT ); Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:57:20 -0500 Received: from brown by neil.brown.name with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1KzZ8g-0007bC-HL for linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org; Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:57:18 +1100 In-Reply-To: <20081109155831.GA24508@fieldses.org> Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Well the simplest approach doesn't work. i.e put symb link and actual path in the export file & try exporting it Exportfs dereferences the link and states that duplicates are not allowed. -Sev J. Bruce Fields wrote: > On Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 12:44:25PM -0500, Sev Binello wrote: > >> Can anyone tell me if it's ok to export the same file system >> through 2 different paths ( one is a link) ? >> > > I actually don't know. You could try it and tell us what you find > out.... > > If you're exporting something *containing* the symlink and expecting the > client to traverse into the filesystem, be aware that symlinks over NFS > are actually interpreted (and followed) on the client--so they're > interpreted as *client-side* paths, not server-side. > > If the path you're exporting is itself a symlink--it probably depends on > how nfs-utils treats symlinks found in /etc/exports. I'd have to try it > or check the code. > > Another way to export the filesystem in two different places would be > with mount --bind. > > --b. > -- Sev Binello Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, New York 631-344-5647 sev-IGkKxAqZmp0@public.gmane.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs _______________________________________________ Please note that nfs@lists.sourceforge.net is being discontinued. Please subscribe to linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org instead. http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#linux-nfs