NFS Mount Error

[Nagu SR]

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,

[Javed Khan_1]

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

[Ganesan R]

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.

[Nagu SR]

Thx Everyone.

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

Regards,
Nagu