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List:       linux-smp
Subject:    Re: NFS export of /proc?
From:       "rmatlock" <rmatlock () calltech ! com>
Date:       1997-06-25 21:42:10
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>Op Thu, 25 Sep 1997, Damien Miller schreef:
>
>> On Wed, 24 Sep 1997, Eric S Roman wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > This isn't directly related to SMP, but I'm managing a cluster of SMP
>> > workstations.  We're trying to get status information on all of them,
so
>> > I tried to NFS export the /proc filesystems to another server.  After
>> > setting the nfs daemons to -r to allow reexport, I still can't read
>> > the files.  A cat will just exit without returning an error code.  I
think
>> > nfsd is being too "smart" and simply returning end of file w/o opening
the
>> > thing.  Is there any way I can do the export?
>>
>Blah die blah
>
>Can't you just create a directory called fakeproc and symlink to the
>files in the proc directory. now you can nfs export that dir and then i
>think it should be possible

This won't work because the symlinks will be resolved locally and therefore
point to the current machine...

  Rick

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