Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 14:57:47 -0400 From: Jonathan Chen <jon@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Michael Sinz <msinz@wgate.com> Cc: Attila Nagy <bra@fsn.hu>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NFS local mount Message-ID: <20010721145747.B59221@enterprise.spock.org> In-Reply-To: <3B57290F.15C009A5@wgate.com>; from msinz@wgate.com on Thu, Jul 19, 2001 at 02:38:07PM -0400 References: <20010719155719.N45187-100000@scribble.fsn.hu> <3B57290F.15C009A5@wgate.com>
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On Thu, Jul 19, 2001 at 02:38:07PM -0400, Michael Sinz wrote:
> I had been meaning to ask if there was a reason why NFS mounts happened
> before NFS servers were started but life kept getting in the way :-)
If /usr was nfs mounted on a machine, then /usr needs to be mounted before
nfsd was loaded, and portmap/rpcgen lives in /usr and nfsd requires one of
those. Not to mention there are probably other services loaded before nfsd
which may require nfs moutned directories. In general, it is a good idea
to first setup vital parts of the system (like networking or mounting
directories) before offering other services (such as nfsd).
Possible ways to fix this includes:
- do nothing, let those who run these circular nfs-mount systems fix it
themselves. Perhaps recommend -o bg in the handbook or something.
- setup a flag, nfs_mount_delayed="YES|NO" in rc.conf
- do something in fstab which distingushes nfs mounts which can be delayed
* a new nfs_delayed fstype [this screams EVILE HACK!], or
* a new "delayable" option (how's that different from bg?)
* overload the Pass number in fstab, nobody fscks over nfs anyway.
Thoughts?
-Jon
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