[Lvlug] Re: NFS: Can read but not write files

[Faber Fedor]

On 03/07/05 08:26 -0400, Randy Kramer wrote:
> /home/rhk/Downloads *(rw,all_squash,sync)

Using all_Squash means every access the NTFS mount as UID -2 (e.g.
65534) (although your distro may use a different UID).  Does *that* UID
have rw permissions?

>    * I haven't really figured out whether I need all_squash (or no_squash) and 
> sync--I have no need for root to remotely do anything on these systems (at 
> the present time)--I suspect sync is the right thing.

root_squash is just A Good Idea.  all-squash depends on your
circumstances (in your case, I doubt it's practical).

>    * I'm not 100% sure whether I want to mount these shares hard or soft--if 
> the share is not present I want my application (on the remote machine) to 
> recognize this, warn me of the problem, and then either retry automatically 
> or "at my command" after I've resolved the problem.

But do you want the operation to essentially freeze the machine/terminal
(hard) or fail quietly and try in the background (soft)?  You probably
want soft if it's a nonessential mount (like /usr/local or /games) and
hard if it's a essential mount (like /bin or /home).


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