From: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
To: Attila Kinali <attila@kinali.ch>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org,
util-linux@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: /etc/fstab.d yes or not
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:59:07 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120120145907.GA20377@x2.net.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120120154309.3ae5f9e4a8f55c477dc423ab@kinali.ch>
On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 03:43:09PM +0100, Attila Kinali wrote:
> Hence, i would like to ask you to consider not adding /etc/fstab.d
> unless there is a very good reason to do it. And "to make it simpler
> for people who have a lot of mountpoints" is IMHO not a good reason.
> How many mountpoints must one use that a single file becomes a problem?
Let's imagine that you have a network and you use the same configuration
on all machines, then "*.d/" directories are very useful for you -- for
example you can create a company.rpm with important configuration and
distribute it to all machines.
Karel
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From: Karel Zak <kzak-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
To: Attila Kinali <attila-HB9FjVmMKa7tRgLqZ5aouw@public.gmane.org>
Cc: linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
linux-fsdevel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
util-linux-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: /etc/fstab.d yes or not
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:59:07 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120120145907.GA20377@x2.net.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120120154309.3ae5f9e4a8f55c477dc423ab-HB9FjVmMKa7tRgLqZ5aouw@public.gmane.org>
On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 03:43:09PM +0100, Attila Kinali wrote:
> Hence, i would like to ask you to consider not adding /etc/fstab.d
> unless there is a very good reason to do it. And "to make it simpler
> for people who have a lot of mountpoints" is IMHO not a good reason.
> How many mountpoints must one use that a single file becomes a problem?
Let's imagine that you have a network and you use the same configuration
on all machines, then "*.d/" directories are very useful for you -- for
example you can create a company.rpm with important configuration and
distribute it to all machines.
Karel
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http://karelzak.blogspot.com
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-01-20 14:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-01-20 14:04 /etc/fstab.d yes or not Karel Zak
2012-01-20 14:04 ` Karel Zak
2012-01-20 14:20 ` Masatake YAMATO
2012-01-20 14:56 ` Kay Sievers
2012-01-20 14:56 ` Kay Sievers
2012-01-20 15:57 ` Roger Leigh
2012-01-20 16:08 ` Kay Sievers
2012-01-20 16:08 ` Kay Sievers
2012-01-24 0:19 ` Boaz Harrosh
2012-01-24 0:19 ` Boaz Harrosh
2012-01-24 9:47 ` bastien ROUCARIES
2012-01-24 9:47 ` bastien ROUCARIES
2012-01-20 14:43 ` Attila Kinali
2012-01-20 14:59 ` Karel Zak [this message]
2012-01-20 14:59 ` Karel Zak
2012-01-20 15:03 ` Voelker, Bernhard
2012-01-20 15:20 ` Kay Sievers
2012-01-20 15:20 ` Kay Sievers
2012-01-20 15:49 ` Roger Leigh
2012-01-20 15:49 ` Roger Leigh
2012-01-20 16:13 ` Kay Sievers
2012-01-20 16:22 ` Roger Leigh
2012-01-20 16:22 ` Roger Leigh
2012-01-20 17:59 ` Kay Sievers
2012-01-20 17:59 ` Kay Sievers
2012-01-23 12:21 ` Karel Zak
2012-01-23 13:01 ` Masatake YAMATO
2012-01-23 13:03 ` Kay Sievers
2012-01-23 13:26 ` Masatake YAMATO
2012-01-23 13:37 ` Kay Sievers
2012-01-23 14:14 ` Masatake YAMATO
2012-01-23 14:32 ` Kay Sievers
2012-01-23 13:55 ` Theodore Tso
2012-01-23 22:07 ` Alan Cox
2012-01-24 1:06 ` Ted Ts'o
2012-01-20 18:20 ` Denys Vlasenko
2012-01-20 18:20 ` Denys Vlasenko
2012-01-20 18:29 ` Kay Sievers
2012-01-20 18:29 ` Kay Sievers
2012-01-20 18:47 ` Al Viro
2012-01-20 18:47 ` Al Viro
2012-01-24 11:02 ` /etc/fstab.d yes or not (resolved) Karel Zak
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