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Date:      Fri, 27 Mar 1998 07:33:22 -0600 (CST)
From:      "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com>
To:        shovey@buffnet.net (Steve Hovey)
Cc:        kdulzo@caffeine.internal.enteract.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Second of two NFS woes.
Message-ID:  <199803271333.HAA25143@horton.iaces.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.980327080436.12887X-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net> from Steve Hovey at "Mar 27, 98 08:04:48 am"

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In a previous message, Steve Hovey said:
> 
> Why would you mount via localhost, and not just do a mount?

I do this on my Solaris server, so that the server uses the
same auto_direct and auto_home files as the workstations. 

I also do it on my FreeBSD boxes to automount the CD-Rom
drive with amd.

Both work well.


> On Thu, 26 Mar 1998, Kevin M. Dulzo wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 	Is it sane to mount file systems via NFS through localhost?  I
> > know this seems wierd, but when i use symbolic links to my NFS exported
> > directory for /usr/src and /usr/obj cc bombs out randomly with internal
> > errors.  It had no problemsa building world when on local partitions.
> > However when I use NFS mounts for these; gcc is fine...but after a period
> > of time the machine pseudo-halts.  I can't login it just hangs; messages
> > and other hosts show nfs server is down...but smtp (qmail) chugs along
> > with no lag...as did an irc client and vty switching.  (no load on machine
> > or anything wierd)  my only solution is to reboot.  The other fun issue is
> > im unsure of wether this is due to having a NFSV3 mount from a sparc (see
> > prior message) or the localhost mount...or both.
> > 
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> > 	-Kevin
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