Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1998-50,: Re: autofs vs. Sun automount -- new fs proposal

# Re: autofs vs. Sun automount -- new fs proposal

Martin Tessun (martin.tessun@class.de)
Wed, 16 Dec 1998 08:55:34 +0100

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"Jason A. Pfeil" wrote:
>
> Ahem. lsof is a program that returns a list of all open files. Hence the
> name, ls (LiSt) of (of Open Files).

I am very sorry that I had my fingers type that wrong. Certainly I meant
"lofs" (LOopback FileSystem) and not lsof as you said is indeed a
program which LiSts Open Files.

I am as said very sorry about the typing-error. I hope you can forgive
me.

> > Solaris does achieve 'NFS-mounts from the local Server' via a special
> > "Filesystem", the so called "Loopback Filesystem (lsof)". If you give me
> > a few days I can look what the lsof does. I expect, that it does
> > something like a "redirect" or a "special hard-link" without increasing
> > the Link-Counter.

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