From: Trond Myklebust Subject: Re: fsid syntax Date: 07 Aug 2002 17:26:37 +0200 Sender: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: References: <200208071711.00712.bernd-schubert@web.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: nfs@lists.sourceforge.net Return-path: Received: from pat.uio.no ([129.240.130.16]) by usw-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 17cShw-0004E4-00 for ; Wed, 07 Aug 2002 08:26:44 -0700 To: Bernd Schubert In-Reply-To: <200208071711.00712.bernd-schubert@web.de> Errors-To: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Discussion of NFS under Linux development, interoperability, and testing. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: >>>>> " " == Bernd Schubert writes: > Hi, probably on Friday I need to make use of setting the fsid > in the /etc/exports. > Since I can't find the syntax in the exports manpage (manpage > was last time changed on Januar, while the fsid-feature seems > to be become added to cvs on February). > So I'd like to know the exact sytanx, is for example: > /testdir testnode(fsid=/dev/sdb) The fsid is a number, not a device. In principle you can set it to any number you like as long as you keep it consistent over reboots. One suggestion is to use the device major/minor number in the format minor + (major * 256). (That's what nfsd uses by default for block devices.) Cheers, Trond ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs