Problem using fixed-uid with glusterfs 3.1.4 (error says: fixed-uid does not exist???)

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Hey Amar,

Thanks for taking the time to reply! I had a sneaky suspicion I would have
to use NFS :)

Cheers!

Cal



On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 5:54 AM, Amar Tumballi <amar at gluster.com> wrote:

> Hi Cal,
>
> At present the mount format of glusterfs doesn't support fixed uid/gid.
> Even that is not bought in as the CLI option. Currently best option for you
> is using NFS if fixed uid/gid is critical.
>
> Regards,
> Amar
>
> On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media Ltd] <
> cal.leeming at simplicitymedialtd.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I've got a bit of a problem. I have a server (meisje) which hosts a
>> glusterfs volume, and another server (courtney) which mounts it. (Also
>> Annabelle, which does the same thing as courtney)
>>
>> On courtney, I'm trying to mount the volume with a fixed UID/GID.
>>
>> I've tried to do this via the mount options (uid=2000,gid=2000), but this
>> failed.
>>
>> I've also tried to do this on the glusterfs server itself by using:
>>
>>  root at meisje.simplicitymedialtd.co.uk[/mnt/encstore/simplicitymedialtd-ds] > gluster volume set
>> simplicitymedialtd-ds fixed-uid 20000
>> option : fixed-uid does not exist
>> Did you mean cache-size or disable?
>>
>> The problem with using the second option, is that each server which is
>> mounting the directory, will need a different UID/GID (courtney needs
>> 2000/2000, annabelle needs 2001/2001, etc etc).
>>
>> Using NFS is an option, although I'd much prefer to use GlusterFS client
>> natively.
>>
>> If anyone could give me a heads up, it'd be very much appreciated!
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Cal
>>
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