The parts of the exports(5) manpage that discuss IP addressing neglect IPv6 configuration. Update to include info on how to export to IPv6 subnets and addresses, and add a line demonstrating that to the EXAMPLE section. Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx> --- utils/exportfs/exports.man | 11 +++++++---- 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/utils/exportfs/exports.man b/utils/exportfs/exports.man index 241b3af..f53da4e 100644 --- a/utils/exportfs/exports.man +++ b/utils/exportfs/exports.man @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ NFS clients may be specified in a number of ways: .IP "single host This is the most common format. You may specify a host either by an abbreviated name recognized be the resolver, the fully qualified domain -name, or an IP address. +name, an IPv4 address, or an IPv6 address. .IP "IP networks You can also export directories to all hosts on an IP (sub-) network simultaneously. This is done by specifying an IP address and netmask pair @@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ as where the netmask can be specified in dotted-decimal format, or as a contiguous mask length. For example, either `/255.255.252.0' or `/22' appended -to the network base IPv4 address results in identical subnetworks with 10 bits of -host. Wildcard characters generally do not work on IP addresses, though they +to the network base IPv4 address results in identical subnetworks with 10 bits +of host. IPv6 addresses must use a contiguous mask length. Wildcard characters +generally do not work on IP addresses, though they may work by accident when reverse DNS lookups fail. .IP "wildcards Machine names may contain the wildcard characters \fI*\fR and \fI?\fR. @@ -486,6 +487,7 @@ The format for extra export tables is the same as /home/joe pc001(rw,all_squash,anonuid=150,anongid=100) /pub *(ro,insecure,all_squash) /srv/www \-sync,rw server @trusted @external(ro) +/foo 2001:321:9:e54::/64(rw) 192.168.1.0/24(rw) '''/pub/private (noaccess) .fi .PP @@ -501,7 +503,8 @@ option in this entry also allows clients with NFS implementations that don't use a reserved port for NFS. The sixth line exports a directory read-write to the machine 'server' as well as the `@trusted' netgroup, and read-only to netgroup `@external', -all three mounts with the `sync' option enabled. +all three mounts with the `sync' option enabled. The seventh line exports +a directory to both an IPv6 and an IPv4 subnet. ''' The last line denies all NFS clients '''access to the private directory. '''.SH CAVEATS -- 1.7.5.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
