--- Ian Chapman <packages@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Neal Becker wrote:
> > I used unix/linux for many years. In the past we've used nfs. But nfsv3
> > has no (useful) authentication. Anyone can setup a rogue machine and
> > pretend to be any uid/gid.
>
> What I'd like to see is a way to forcibly unmount broken hard NFS
> mounts. umount -f seems to do squat.
>
>
(Sorry about the incomplete prior post--stupid yahoo mail)
I thought that hard NFS mounts were a thing of the past--like the mid '90s.
Isn't it preferred to set them up with an automounter to prevent panic
when communication falters?
I've looked into it a little bit, and it seems like it can be done, but for
the frequency that I use NFS, I took the quick-and-dirty route.
--bk
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