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List:       freebsd-hackers
Subject:    Re: NFS V3 is it stable?
From:       Samy Touati <lmcsato () lmc ! ericsson ! se>
Date:       1997-06-30 23:43:04
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Yes I'm using the fbsd machine as a mail server: the solaris 2 
workstations are mounting via nfs their mail directory from the fbsd machine.

Samy


On Mon, 30 Jun 1997, Chuck Robey wrote:

> On Mon, 30 Jun 1997, Samy Touati wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > 
> > I'm using fbsd2.2.2 acting as a mail server with a bunch of solaris 2
> > client workstations.
> > From time to time I'm getting a read or write failure (RPC error 5).
> > I log into the fbsd server and everything seems fine.
> > Rebooting the solairs client seems to solve the problem for a while until
> > it restarts again.
> > 
> > I noticed that the used nfs is ver3, should I turn on the vers 2 nfs to be
> > able to get a reliable nfs. For now I lost 2 mailboxes because of these
> > errors.
> > Is frebsd 2.2.2 a recommended nfs v3 server?
> 
> Samy, are you using NFS to mount the mail sppol directories?  Since nfs
> locking isn't in a very good condition, it's almost guaranteed to fail.
> The mail directories are accessed bot for mail delivery and mail pickup,
> and reliable locking is a top requirement.
> 
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
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