From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 4 Feb 2003 14:51:28 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 4 Feb 2003 14:51:28 -0500 Received: from unthought.net ([212.97.129.24]:8378 "EHLO mail.unthought.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 4 Feb 2003 14:51:27 -0500 Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 21:01:01 +0100 From: Jakob Oestergaard To: Scott McDermott Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: NFS question Message-ID: <20030204200100.GA15609@unthought.net> Mail-Followup-To: Jakob Oestergaard , Scott McDermott , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20030204145020.A23244@newbox.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <20030204145020.A23244@newbox.localdomain> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Feb 04, 2003 at 02:50:20PM -0500, Scott McDermott wrote: > kernellist@source.intac.net on Tue 4/02 10:51 -0500: > > I have quite a few servers running kernel 2.4.18. I need to replace an > > nfs server that all my linux clients mount, and I want to know if > > there is a way for me to do this without having to umount and remount > > everything. > > I *think* it will work if you keep major, minor, and inode numbers on > the new server the same for anything clients have mounted. These are > used to construct the cookies handed to clients. If you do not preserve inode numbers, it will for *certain* not work (speaking of experience ;) -- ................................................................ : jakob@unthought.net : And I see the elder races, : :.........................: putrid forms of man : : Jakob Østergaard : See him rise and claim the earth, : : OZ9ABN : his downfall is at hand. : :.........................:............{Konkhra}...............: