From: Bernd Schubert <bernd-schubert@web.de>
Subject: Re: fsid syntax
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 19:37:35 +0200
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On Wednesday 07 August 2002 17:26, Trond Myklebust wrote:
> >>>>> " " == Bernd Schubert <bernd-schubert@web.de> 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
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Sorry for my last mail, I missed from your mail, that nfs uses minor + (major 
* 256).


sdb6 would be: 16(scsi disk devices) + 6(partition number) + 8*256 = 2070, 
wouldn't it?

Thanks again for your help,

Bernd


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