On Fri, Nov 10, 2023 at 1:37 AM Chuck Lever III <chuck.lever@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > On Nov 9, 2023, at 7:05 PM, Cedric Blancher <cedric.blancher@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > On Thu, 2 Nov 2023 at 10:51, Cedric Blancher <cedric.blancher@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >> Good morning! > >> > >> Does anyone have examples of how to use the refer= option in /etc/exports? > > > > Short answer: > > To redirect an NFS mount from local machine /ref/baguette to > > /export/home/baguette on host 134.49.22.111 add this to Linux > > /etc/exports: > > > > /ref *(no_root_squash,refer=/export/home@134.49.22.111) > > > > This is basically an exports(5) manpage bug, which does not provide > > ANY examples. > > That's because setting up a referral this way is deprecated. Then its time to un-depreciate it. We're actively using it, for four sites with 2000+ active accounts each. > The > preferred way to do it is to use nfsref(8). which -a nfsref File not found. This is on Debian SID. Same on Suse. Same on Mandriva. Thanks, Martin
