Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 23:20:55 -0700 From: "Crist J. Clark" <cristjc@earthlink.net> To: David Kirchner <davidk@accretivetg.com> Cc: Tyler Spivey <tspivey8@home.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /etc/exports problem Message-ID: <20011022232054.F364@blossom.cjclark.org> In-Reply-To: <20011022173005.O85958-100000@localhost>; from davidk@accretivetg.com on Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 05:30:38PM -0700 References: <20011023001540.ZBBC8787.femail14.sdc1.sfba.home.com@tspivey8> <20011022173005.O85958-100000@localhost>
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On Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 05:30:38PM -0700, David Kirchner wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Tyler Spivey wrote:
>
> > i am trying to set up a freebsd file server,
> > and am having a few problems. i will use Linux if i need to,
> > but i want a Stable and Robust operating system. i like linux, and freebsd, but my problem is:
> > in /etc/exports:
> > /home -alldirs fast
> > It says Invalid Line.
> > what is going on? this should work.
> > /usr fast
> > works.
>
> /etc/exports only works for mount points - that is, /home must be its own
> mountpoint rather than a directory of another drive.
That is not true. But the format of the exports(5) file does catch a
lot of people. Is that '/home' line the only one in exports(5)? What
does, ls -ld /home return? /home should not be a symlink.
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