hi Phil, Are you using 2.4. kernel versions? or 2.6? If xattrs dont work, ACLs also won't work. I will dig into this and let you know what I find out.. thanks, Murali
On 6/28/07, Phil Carns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am interested in this because it would be nice to be able to set tuning options at the root directory level without modifying the server side configuration files. I also wonder if this issue would cause problems for ACLs on the root directory. -Phil Murali Vilayannur wrote: > Hey Phil, > Sorry I forgot to get back to you on this.. > No I don't think this would work. > It is a kernel module issue that I hadnt tracked down fully.. > Do you need this feature? > thanks, > Murali > > On 6/27/07, Phil Carns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Just pinging on this one again- has any one else bumped into this >> problem? >> >> -Phil >> >> Phil Carns wrote: >> > It looks like pvfs2 does not allow you to set xattrs on the root >> > directory. Is this expected? >> > >> > # checking the mount options: >> > >> > > mount -t pvfs2 >> > tcp://localhost:3334/pvfs2-fs on /mnt/pvfs2 type pvfs2 (rw,user_xattr) >> > >> > # confirming that xattrs can be set on a normal directory: >> > >> > > setfattr -n user.pvfs2.num_dfiles -v "1" /mnt/pvfs2/dir1 >> > > getfattr -n user.pvfs2.num_dfiles /mnt/pvfs2/dir1 >> > getfattr: Removing leading '/' from absolute path names >> > # file: mnt/pvfs2/dir1 >> > user.pvfs2.num_dfiles="1" >> > >> > # trying to set xattrs on the root directory: >> > >> > > setfattr -n user.pvfs2.num_dfiles -v "1" /mnt/pvfs2 >> > setfattr: /mnt/pvfs2: Operation not permitted >> > > getfattr -n user.pvfs2.num_dfiles /mnt/pvfs2 >> > /mnt/pvfs2: user.pvfs2.num_dfiles: No such attribute >> > >> > All of the above is run as root. I don't think it is anything special >> > about the num_dfiles attribute either; it looks like I can't set any >> > xattrs on the root directory. It always responds with "Operation not >> > permitted". >> > >> > -Phil >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pvfs2-developers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.beowulf-underground.org/mailman/listinfo/pvfs2-developers >>
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