Exporting directories for NFS kernel daemon…exportfs: /etc/exports:3: syntax error: bad option list

Anyone using NFS user mode server which runs fine, and switching to the kernel mode server take note: the kernel server is fussier about syntax. The usermode syntax allows a comma seperated exports file (it probably strips the comments), the kernel mode server does not – must be space seperated as specified by the manual [age ;)

Written on April 18th, 2005 , Informative

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