From: devzero@web.de Subject: Re: nfs exports & bind mounts Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:39:54 +0100 Message-ID: <2077851898@web.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Cc: NFS@lists.sourceforge.net To: Trond Myklebust Return-path: List-Id: "Discussion of NFS under Linux development, interoperability, and testing." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: nfs-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: nfs-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net ok, that explains why bind-mounting and exporting directories works, but no= t files. thanks! = > -----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Trond Myklebust > Gesendet: 10.11.07 23:26:35 > An: devzero@web.de > CC: NFS@lists.sourceforge.net > Betreff: Re: [NFS] nfs exports & bind mounts > = > = > On Sat, 2007-11-10 at 22:36 +0100, devzero@web.de wrote: > > Hi ! > > = > > i think everybody knows bind mounts. > > = > > i can do: > > = > > touch /otherpath/dummyfile > > mount -bind /path/file /otherpath/dummyfile > > = > > so /path/file becomes accessible via /otherpath/dummyfile - dummyfile h= as the same size as file after successful bind-mount > > = > > i can loopback-mount /otherpath/dummyfile to /otherpath/mnt if file/dum= myfile contains a filesystem > > = > > when i export /otherpath via nfs (crossmnt), from the client side i can= access the contents of the filesystem inside file/dummyfile via /otherpath= /mnt - but i cannot access the contents of dummyfile itself, i.e. the bind= -mount seems to get lost on export. > > = > > can someone tell if this is expected behaviour or if this is a bug ? > = > The NFS client will not cross a mount point unless the target is a > directory. That is not a bug, it is expected behaviour. > = > Trond > = > = ______________________________________________________________________ XXL-Speicher, PC-Virenschutz, Spartarife & mehr: Nur im WEB.DE Club! = Jetzt testen! http://produkte.web.de/club/?mc=3D021130 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs