Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 11:10:23 GMT From: Roman Bogorodskiy <novel@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/103956: [ patch ] [ handbook ] add a section about NFS locking to Handbook Message-ID: <200610051110.k95BANI1032492@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/103956; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Roman Bogorodskiy <novel@FreeBSD.org>
To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org
Cc: Remko Lodder <remko@elvandar.org>,
"Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org>
Subject: Re: docs/103956: [ patch ] [ handbook ] add a section about NFS locking to Handbook
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 15:05:59 +0400
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Update - fixed problems reported by remko.
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<sect2>
+ <title>Locking</title>
+ =20
+ <para>Some applications (e.g. <application>mutt</application>)
+ require file locking to operate correctly. In the case of
+ <acronym>NFS</acronym>, <application>rpc.lockd</application>
+ can be used for file locking. To enable it, add the following
+ to the <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename> file on both client
+ and server (it is assumed that <acronym>NFS</acronym>
+ client and server are configured already):</para>
+=09
+ <programlisting>rpc_lockd_enable=3D"YES"
+rpc_statd_enable=3D"YES"</programlisting>
+=09
+ <para>Start the application by using:</para>
+ <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>/etc/rc.d/nfslocking start</userinp=
ut></screen>
+
+ <para>However, there is one more way of doing locking in
+ <acronym>NFS</acronym> available. It is possible to pass=20
+ <option>-L</option> to &man.mount.nfs.8;, but it is suitable
+ for local locking only. Refer to &man.mount.nfs.8; for
+ details.</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2>
<title>Practical Uses</title>
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<para><acronym>NFS</acronym> has many practical uses. Some of
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