Using sqweek's 9mount is strongly recommended if you are using v9fs, not only it deals with the silly and deficient linux mount command (which somebody should submit a patch for some day I guess if we want to be taken seriously as an nfs replacement), but it also hides the ever changing v9fs mount flags under a more consistent and clear interface.
The ability to mount and unmount 9p file servers without being root is just a great extra. http://sqweek.dnsdojo.org/code/9mount/ uriel P.S.: Oh, and I think debian even packages 9mount! On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 10:03 PM, J.R. Mauro<jrm8...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 3:03 PM, Tim Newsham<news...@lava.net> wrote: >> On Sat, 11 Jul 2009, Eric Van Hensbergen wrote: >>> >>> Hmmm, that's really new behavior-- never used to fail without mount >>> helper. Can you give the exact error message? >> >> # strace -o trace.txt mount -t 9p thenewsh.com /mnt > > Linux doesn't do resolution for you, you have to give raw ip > addresses. Maybe not the problem, but worth pointing out. > >> mount: Protocol not supported >> >> Trace.txt is attached with full details. >> >> I've tried several variants, such as thenewsh.com:/path >> with similar results. >> >>> On Jul 11, 2009, at 1:46 PM, Tim Newsham <news...@lava.net> wrote: >>> >>>> The documentation in the linux kernel says you merely >>>> >>>> mount -t 9p ipaddress /mntpoint >>>> >>>> this fails on my system since /sbin/mount tries to execute /sbin/mount.9p >>>> and fails. Am I supposed to have an /sbin/mount.9p? (Anyone know which >>>> ubunutu package should have this? If not, where I might find sources? >>>> Ironic since Ubuntu came with the 9p kernel module) Or should I be using a >>>> different mount program for the purpose? >>>> >>>> The linux Documentation/filesystems/9p.txt should probably be updated >>>> with more details, either way. >>>> >>>> Tim Newsham >>>> http://www.thenewsh.com/~newsham/ >>>> >>> >> >> Tim Newsham >> http://www.thenewsh.com/~newsham/ > >
