topic NFS Mount Error in Operating System - HP-UX

NFS Mount Error

Nagu SR — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:19:15 GMT

Hi,

Is it possible to export a parent DIR if SUB DIR is already exported??

In My case, when I'm exporting a parent DIR,
(Added entry in dfstab and while executing `shareall)
I get below error
""share_nfs: /var/opt/ignite: sub-directory (/var/opt/ignite/clients) already shared"".

Is there any way around?? I dont want to disturb already exported shares.

Regards,

Re: NFS Mount Error

Javed Khan_1 — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:25:14 GMT

Hi,

If you intention is to export parent directory why do need one more export for directory which resided under parent directory?

If you export parent directory all sub drectories will be exported by default

Javed

Re: NFS Mount Error

Ganesan R — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:26:20 GMT

Hi Nagu,

This is the NFS rule...

We cannot export either a parent directory or a subdirectory of an already exported directory that resides within the same file system. It is not possible, for instance, to export both /usr and /usr/local, if both directories reside in the same file system.

So in your case, you have to unexport the sub directory first and export the parent directory.

Re: NFS Mount Error

Nagu SR — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:46:29 GMT

Thx Everyone.

Since it is the limitation of NFS, I'm closing the thread.

Regards,
Nagu