[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]
List: busybox
Subject: Re: [BusyBox] Mount command will not auto-mount nfs volumes
From: Erik Andersen <andersen () codepoet ! org>
Date: 2003-02-27 23:32:03
[Download RAW message or body]
On Thu Feb 27, 2003 at 10:07:17AM -0800, Brent Roman wrote:
> There is code in mount.c that specifically prevents the
>
> mount -a
>
> command from operating on entries in /etc/fstab that
> have the file type "nfs" (or "swap") -- even if they
> have not been flagged with the "noauto" option!
>
> While one could argue that skipping "swap" volumes makes
> some sense, I cannot figure out why one would always
> skip "nfs" mounts. In any case, one
> can always flag troublesome "nfs" mounts with "noauto".
>
> Can anyone explain the rational behind this?
> Or, is it a bug?
>
> By the way:
> I removed the explicit nfs file type check from
> the mount -a processing. At least for me, after
> this change, mount -a will happily mount nfs
> volumes.
There is no good reason for that. It seems that problem has been
there since I added nfs support in November 1999 and you are the
first person to notice and complain... :) I just fixed it. Care
to grab the latest (busybox unstable) and check if it now works
as expected?
-Erik
--
Erik B. Andersen http://codepoet-consulting.com/
--This message was written using 73% post-consumer electrons--
[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]
Configure |
About |
News |
Add a list |
Sponsored by KoreLogic