Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 18:44:07 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Samy Touati <lmcsato@lmc.ericsson.se> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NFS V3 is it stable? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970630184243.7038W-100000@Journey2.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.95.970630180616.23815A-100000@sunshine>
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On Mon, 30 Jun 1997, Samy Touati wrote: > > Hi, > > > I'm using fbsd2.2.2 acting as a mail server with a bunch of solaris 2 > client workstations. > From time to time I'm getting a read or write failure (RPC error 5). > I log into the fbsd server and everything seems fine. > Rebooting the solairs client seems to solve the problem for a while until > it restarts again. > > I noticed that the used nfs is ver3, should I turn on the vers 2 nfs to be > able to get a reliable nfs. For now I lost 2 mailboxes because of these > errors. > Is frebsd 2.2.2 a recommended nfs v3 server? Samy, are you using NFS to mount the mail sppol directories? Since nfs locking isn't in a very good condition, it's almost guaranteed to fail. The mail directories are accessed bot for mail delivery and mail pickup, and reliable locking is a top requirement. > > Thanks. > > > > > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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