From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Steve Dickson Subject: Re: RFC - remove rquotad from nfs-utils for 1.1.0. Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 08:08:07 -0400 Message-ID: <463F16A7.8070703@RedHat.com> References: <17982.32811.860687.644860@notabene.brown> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Cc: nfs@lists.sourceforge.net To: Neil Brown Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list2-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Hl1zr-0006Qr-N8 for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 07 May 2007 05:07:19 -0700 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1Hl1zu-0003r8-5y for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 07 May 2007 05:07:22 -0700 In-Reply-To: <17982.32811.860687.644860@notabene.brown> 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 Neil Brown wrote: > It appears that both "nfs-utils" and "quota" have an implementation of > rquotad. > > This is not a good thing as inevitably one will get maintained and the > other not. > > It appears that the one in nfs-utils is not being maintained. A quick > look shows that it ignores anything other than ext2 or ext3. This > suggests that no one has seriously used it for quite a long time. > > I am in favour of removing it from nfs-utils for 1.1.0. I note that > neither SuSE or Debian use it (they both use the version from the > quota package) I suspect other distros do that same. In RHEL and FC, we also use the rpc.rquotad from the quota package although the nfs-utils initscript still starts the daemon which may or may not be a good idea... But I see no harm in removing it.. > > Can I get someone to second my nomination? I seconded it! steved. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs