From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 31 23:45:14 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F9BC16A41F for ; Sat, 31 Dec 2005 23:45:14 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bhepple@freeshell.org) Received: from mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.184]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 761BB43D58 for ; Sat, 31 Dec 2005 23:45:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bhepple@freeshell.org) Received: from raita.finder.com.au (c220-239-64-196.rochd1.qld.optusnet.com.au [220.239.64.196]) by mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id jBVNjBW7014581 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO) for ; Sun, 1 Jan 2006 10:45:11 +1100 Received: from raita.finder.com.au (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by raita.finder.com.au (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id jBVNjK0s004851 for ; Sun, 1 Jan 2006 09:45:20 +1000 Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 09:45:19 +1000 From: Bob Hepple To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-Id: <20060101094519.7e8fa8a0.bhepple@freeshell.org> In-Reply-To: <200512301503.35221.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> References: <20051027113903.4ff19458.bhepple@freeshell.org> <20051029045346.0d82cde3.bhepple@freeshell.org> <200512301503.35221.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 2.0.4 (GTK+ 2.6.10; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: ext2fs and NFS X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 23:45:14 -0000 On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:03:35 +1030 Malcolm Kay wrote: > On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 04:23 am, Bob Hepple wrote: > > On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:39:03 +1000 > > > > Bob Hepple 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 Yes - but linux is "READ-ONLY" for UFS2. Even the older UFS write access is marked "dangerous". So I'm not keen on using it. Cheers Bob -- Bob Hepple mailto:bhepple@freeshell.org http://bhepple.freeshell.org Public Key: http://bhepple.freeshell.org/public_keys.txt