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diff --git a/fs/cifs/README b/fs/cifs/README index 85f1eb14083e..b806b11b5560 100644 --- a/fs/cifs/README +++ b/fs/cifs/README @@ -444,6 +444,13 @@ A partial list of the supported mount options follows: noposixpaths If CIFS Unix extensions are supported, do not request posix path name support (this may cause servers to reject creatingfile with certain reserved characters). + nounix Disable the CIFS Unix Extensions for this mount (tree + connection). This is rarely needed, but it may be useful + in order to turn off multiple settings all at once (ie + posix acls, posix locks, posix paths, symlink support + and retrieving uids/gids/mode from the server) or to + work around a bug in server which implement the Unix + Extensions. nobrl Do not send byte range lock requests to the server. This is necessary for certain applications that break with cifs style mandatory byte range locks (and most @@ -451,6 +458,12 @@ A partial list of the supported mount options follows: byte range locks). remount remount the share (often used to change from ro to rw mounts or vice versa) + servern Specify the server 's netbios name (RFC1001 name) to use + when attempting to setup a session to the server. This is + This is needed for mounting to some older servers (such + as OS/2 or Windows 98 and Windows ME) since they do not + support a default server name. A server name can be up + to 15 characters long and is usually uppercased. sfu When the CIFS Unix Extensions are not negotiated, attempt to create device files and fifos in a format compatible with Services for Unix (SFU). In addition retrieve bits 10-12 |