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From: felps@convex.com (Robert Felps)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs
Subject: Why not export /fs /fs/subdir?
Summary: Why can't you export a directory and sub-directory
Keywords: exportfs export mount
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Date: 13 Jun 91 15:57:46 GMT
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This may not be the correct group but I thought someone might be able
to answer the question.

Why can't the following be done?

EXPORTFS(8)        NFS Programmer's Reference        EXPORTFS(8)
...
WARNINGS
     You cannot export a directory that is either a parent- or a
     sub-directory of one that is currently exported and within
     the same filesystem. It would be illegal, for example, to
     export both /usr and /usr/local if both directories resided
     in the same disk partition.