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From: devzero@web.de
To: Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@fys.uio.no>
Cc: NFS@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: nfs exports & bind mounts
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:39:54 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2077851898@web.de> (raw)

ok, that explains why bind-mounting and exporting directories works, but no=
t files.

thanks!
 =

> -----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@fys.uio.no>
> 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
> =

> =



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             reply	other threads:[~2007-11-10 22:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-11-10 22:39 devzero [this message]
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2007-11-10 21:36 nfs exports & bind mounts devzero
2007-11-10 22:29 ` Trond Myklebust

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