[arch-dev-public] NFS 4 support request, opinions?

[Tom K]

Aaron Griffin wrote:
> On Nov 13, 2007 8:32 AM, Tobias Powalowski <t.powa at gmx.de> wrote:
>> Hi
>> http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8486
>> http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NFSv4
>> required packages for core:
>> http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?do_Details=1&ID=13630
>> http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?do_Details=1&ID=13625
>> http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?do_Details=1&ID=13629
>> nfs4-utils is not really needed it will be included in nfs-utils
>>
>> i think it would be a good idea to provide the users nfs4 support out of the
>> box, i haven't used it but it seems reasonable to me.
> 
> Actually, I like the fact that we _don't_ force NFSv4 usage, as it's
> way more complex, last I tried it. It may have been simplified by now,
> but I remember it being needlessly complex.
> 
> Tom actually looked into this at one point, if I remember right - Tom,
> any input here?

After the last overhaul of our current nfs setup, I had a brief look at
nfsv4, and I will get around to it soon-ish, unless anyone else wants to
 pick it up.

T.