Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 08:52:55 -0700 (PDT) From: John Fox <john@tlh.org> To: schweikh@noc.dfn.de Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: option NFS -- why would I want it? Message-ID: <199804181552.IAA10533@circus.tlh.org>
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> >However, even without option NFS in the kernel, I can use all >NFS stuff, like mounting nfs file systems, use the automounter >and so on. The machine works both as nfs server and client. > >I do think that 'option NFS' is there for a reason. The only reason >I can think of right now is that I need nfs in the kernel if the >machine is diskless. Is there another catch? > I don't think the automounter loads NFS itself. So if you want to use the automounter but not export anything yourself (and not run nfsd and mountd) you have to build NFS support into the kernel or manually load it. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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