Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:03:35 +1030 From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Bob Hepple <bhepple@freeshell.org> Subject: Re: ext2fs and NFS Message-ID: <200512301503.35221.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> In-Reply-To: <20051029045346.0d82cde3.bhepple@freeshell.org> References: <20051027113903.4ff19458.bhepple@freeshell.org> <20051029045346.0d82cde3.bhepple@freeshell.org>
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On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 04:23 am, Bob Hepple wrote: > On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:39:03 +1000 > > Bob Hepple <bhepple@freeshell.org> wrote: > > I need to export an ext2fs file system mounted at /mnt/guest > > - it's a removable IDE disc that I carry to & from my linux > > system at work... > > > > "mount" shows: > > > > /dev/ad2s1 on /mnt/guest (ext2fs, local) > > > > So, I put an entry into /etc/exports: > > > > /mnt/guest -alldirs -network 192.168.254.0 -mask > > 255.255.255.0 > > > > and then: > > > > kill -s HUP `cat /var/run/mountd.pid` > > > > "showmount localhost" shows nothing and in /var/log/messages > > I have: > > > > Oct 27 11:36:01 raita kernel: ext2fs doesn't support the old > > mount syscall Oct 27 11:36:01 raita mountd[417]: can't > > export /mnt/guest Oct 27 11:36:01 raita mountd[417]: bad > > exports list line /mnt/guest -network 192.168.254.0 -mask > > 255.255.255.0 > > > > ... so there's really no way to NFS export an ext2fs file > > system??? > > Hmmm - looks like no-one has good news for me on this front so > I'll try a different approach: > > Can anyone suggest a UNIX filesystem for a removable IDE disc > that can be used on linux and freebsd and that can be exported > by NFS? > I thought most linux systems could mount 'ufs' file systems; perhaps not 'ufs2' so you might need to be specific in creating the file system. Malcolm Kay > > Thanks > > Bob
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