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Date:      Sun, 8 Oct 2006 18:30:20 GMT
From:      Roman Bogorodskiy <novel@FreeBSD.org>
To:        freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: docs/103956: [ patch ] [ handbook ] add a section about NFS locking to Handbook
Message-ID:  <200610081830.k98IUKXM065503@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR docs/103956; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Roman Bogorodskiy <novel@FreeBSD.org>
To: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org>
Cc: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org, Remko Lodder <remko@elvandar.org>
Subject: Re: docs/103956: [ patch ] [ handbook ] add a section about NFS locking to Handbook
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 22:29:44 +0400

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   Simon L. Nielsen wrote:
 
 > On 2006.10.05 15:05:59 +0400, Roman Bogorodskiy wrote:
 > > Update - fixed problems reported by remko.
 >=20
 > >      <sect2>
 > > +      <title>Locking</title>
 > > +     =20
 > > +      <para>Some applications (e.g. <application>mutt</application>)
 > > +        require file locking to operate correctly.  In the case of
 > > +        <acronym>NFS</acronym>, <application>rpc.lockd</application>
 > > +        can be used for file locking.  To enable it, add the following
 > > +        to the <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename> file on both client
 > > +        and server (it is assumed that <acronym>NFS</acronym>
 > > +        client and server are configured already):</para>
 > > +=09
 > > +      <programlisting>rpc_lockd_enable=3D"YES"
 > > +rpc_statd_enable=3D"YES"</programlisting>
 > > +=09
 > > +      <para>Start the application by using:</para>
 >=20
 > Here should be an extra newline.
 >=20
 > > +      <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>/etc/rc.d/nfslocking start</use=
 rinput></screen>
 > > +
 > > +      <para>However, there is one more way of doing locking in
 > > +        <acronym>NFS</acronym> available.  It is possible to pass=20
 > > +        <option>-L</option> to &man.mount.nfs.8;, but it is suitable
 > > +        for local locking only.  Refer to &man.mount.nfs.8; for
 > > +        details.</para>
 >=20
 > How about instead, something like:
 >=20
 > 	If real locking between the NFS clients and NFS server is not
 > 	required, it is possible to let the NFS client do locking
 > 	locally by passing -L to &man.mount.nfs.8;.  Refer to the
 > 	&man.mount.nfs.8; manual page for further details.
 >=20
 > ?
 >=20
 > You also have a bit of end-of-line whitespace which should be removed.
 
 Here's an updated diff: http://novel.fannet.ru/~novel/nfslocking.diff.=20
 
 Roman Bogorodskiy
 
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