-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Begin forwarded message: Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:52:14 -0400 From: Steve Dickson <SteveD@xxxxxxxxxx> To: Dennis Gilmore <dennis@xxxxxxxx> Subject: Fwd: Re: nfs-idmap.service removed - -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: nfs-idmap.service removed Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:40:07 -0400 From: Steve Dickson <SteveD@xxxxxxxxxx> To: Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx> CC: For testing and quality assurance of Fedora releases <test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On 04/26/2012 11:31 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 04/26/2012 10:55 PM, Steve Dickson wrote: >> >> On 04/26/2012 08:06 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: >>> On 04/26/2012 07:31 PM, Adam Williamson wrote: >>>> On Thu, 2012-04-26 at 07:49 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: >>>>> Is there anywhere documentation outlining the decision to remove >>>>> a separate nfs-idmap.service from F17? It seems that >>>>> nfs-server.service must be enabled and started in order for >>>>> rpc.idmapd. It doesn't seem logical that a system running a NFS >>>>> Client Only should be required to also run an NFS server. >>>> The changelog message reads: >>>> >>>> "Removed the nfs-idmap service. rpc.idmap is now part of the >>>> nfs-server service" >>>> >>>> Steve, can you elaborate? Do pure clients never need idmap? >>> Sure they do, if they want uid/gid mapped properly..... >>> >>> Here is the output from an F16 system showing the effect.... >>> >>> First I mount with no rpc.idmap service running.... >>> >>> [root@f16-1 ~]# mount -t nfs4 192.168.0.55:/syntegra /syntegra >>> [root@f16-1 ~]# ll /syntegra/ >>> total 40 >>> drwxrwxr-x. 3 4294967294 4294967294 4096 Mar 24 2010 HP-Pavilion >>> drwxr-xr-x. 9 4294967294 4294967294 4096 Nov 30 10:21 iso >>> drwxrwxr-x. 7 4294967294 4294967294 4096 Nov 30 10:34 >>> linux-releases drwx------. 2 4294967294 4294967294 16384 Apr 1 >>> 2007 lost+found >>> >>> And...then.... >>> >>> [root@f16-1 ~]# umount /syntegra >>> [root@f16-1 ~]# systemctl start nfs-idmap.service >>> [root@f16-1 ~]# mount -t nfs4 192.168.0.55:/syntegra /syntegra >>> [root@f16-1 ~]# ll /syntegra/ >>> total 40 >>> drwxrwxr-x. 3 egreshko egreshko 4096 Mar 24 2010 HP-Pavilion >>> drwxr-xr-x. 9 egreshko egreshko 4096 Nov 30 10:21 iso >>> drwxrwxr-x. 7 egreshko egreshko 4096 Nov 30 10:34 linux-releases >>> drwx------. 2 root root 16384 Apr 1 2007 lost+found >>> >>> Notice the difference? >>> >>> >> From your root prompt "[root@f16-1 ~]#" it appears you are on >> a f16 machine... In that cause yes the rpc.idmap service is needed. >> > > I see.... > > So, what has changed where rpc.idmap service is no longer needed on > the client side to do proper mapping in nfs4? > There was support added to the F17 kernel as well as the F17 nfs-utils, namely the nfsidmap command which replaces the need for the rpc.idmapd daemon. steved. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk+astoACgkQkSxm47BaWffWKgCdHvrsYxR5B+Kr8okkDyON6+31 y2kAoMHYqNvUnCAJy2K1jSxmohGEW/Bp =MITH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
