Volker A. Brandt wrote: > Hi Darren! > > >> When the key is provided should the encrypted datasets be automatically >> mounted ? > > [...] > >> Question: When we load a pool key should all encrypted datasets with >> keyscope=pool be automatically mounted or should the admin have to >> explicitly mount them by name or by using 'zfs mount -a' ? > > Just my semi-informed opinion from a naive user standpoint: > > The ZFS style seems to be to do as much as possible automatically. > When I set share options, the fs is shared. When I set or update > a mount path, the mount is made or updated. > > Hence, I would prefer auto-mounting. If the admin does not want this, > he should have a way to selectively disable it.
I believe we have that way already with the "canmount" property. -- Darren J Moffat
