On Monday 23 September 2002 11:40 pm, you wrote:
> twas as i was begining to expect, since i don't own server class kit, just
> old stuff i'm coopting - so i assume it will crash at some point:-), what
> would be better - intr or soft as an nfs mount option?
>
> bascule
Hi bascule. I just setup NFS on my 3-comp LAN a couple of months ago.
According to the "LInux Administration For Dummies" book I used as a
reference, (this book was written just for me!!!), here is what they have to
say about mounting:
'I recommend that you always use hard-mounting with an "intr" option whenever
possible. The idea is to prevent possible sticky situations when there's an
NFS server problem. Without "intr" the Linux client will try to mount the
volume until the universe comes to an end, even during the NFS problem or
power outage. If you've determined that waiting for cosmic implosion might
take too long, you'll probably end up having to do a rather gory reboot if
you don't have that handy "intr" option in place.'
I took their advice, and used these /etc/fstab entries for my setup:
darkforce:/home/darklord/tmp /home/jeremy/public nfs rw,hard,intr 0 0
darkforce:/home/darklord/tmp /home/zerocool/public nfs rw,hard,intr 0 0
(keeping in mind that my main machine is the server, and my 2 sons comps are
clients)
I can verify that no matter what combination of the 3 comps are turned off or
on, or running or not, they will start up and shutdown gracefully, with no
hangups.
Hope this helps! :-)
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