Hi!
> > > 2) using: I can do cd /nfs/fs, but the directoy is always empty, and when I
> > > try to step into a subdirectory I always get "No such file or directory".
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot for any insights, even if this means "this is not supported"
> > > ;)
> >
> > This can't be supported, afaict, because nfs handles have limited
> > size.
>
> Ehrm, did you really read my mail? Most people told me something like
> "recursive exports are not supported" (actually, they are and they work),
> and it seems nobody really read what I wrote :(
They do not work too well. They break guarantee that handles are
persistent across reboots. Recursive exports are huge kludge. They
have to be.
[Sorry, I did not read your mail too carefully]
> My problem is that autofs doesn't work. Example:
>
> / reiserfs
> /fs autofs
> /fs/big ext2
>
> When I exportfs /, /fs AND /fs/big then I can mount /fs on another box,
> but it is always empty, even if something (e.g. /fs/big) is mounted and
> can be accessed fine the whole time. Automounting doesn't work, either, of
> course.
>
> Another (less grave) problem is that exportfs (and/or rpc.nfsd) require
> network access and access to the volume, so they a) mount all automounted
> directories (VERY expensive) and require network access (making all
> clients NOT survive a reboot).
>
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