Re: mount -a vs glusterfs

[Dima Veselov <kab00m%lich.phys.spbu.ru@localhost>]

On 14.09.2020 16:39, Michael van Elst wrote:
> > > The source suggests that glusterfs uses the filesystem type
> > > "puffs|perfuse|fuse.glusterfs" and the check above strips
> > > the "puffs|" prefix. Sounds like lots of magic, but not
> > > enough to make the check work.
> > >
> > > Please run 'mount' or 'mount -v' to see what filesystem type
> > > is actually recorded. "glusterfs" or "puffs!glusterfs" should
> > > be fine.
>
> > It says:
> > gfs01:/gva on /gva type puffs|perfuse|fuse.glusterfs
>
> > I'm confused - do you say the source check for phrase exactly
> > what mount show to me?
> A second 'mount -a' only looks for 'glusterfs'. But
> 'puffs|perfuse|fuse.glusterfs' doesn't match and so the double mount
> isn't detected.
>
> I'm not sure why or how the 'puffs|perfuse|fuse.glusterfs' type is
> used. It probably has a meaning.
>
> A regular puffs fstab entry as described in mount_puffs(8) would
> look like
>
> /usr/pkg/sbin/mount_glusterfs#gfs01:/gva /gva puffs rw,backup-volfile-servers=gfs02:gfs03:gfs04:gfs05:gfs06

Good news is "puffs" syntax via # solved problem of "noauto" option. It 
was impossible to have it in "glusterfs" syntax. Bad news is
'mount -a' still can't check for mounted volume.

> This is supposed to be the magic that makes 'mount -a' work, but
> with the registered type of 'puffs|perfuse|fuse.glusterfs' I don't
> see how it matches the value 'puffs' in fstab.
>
> But give it a try.

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Sincerely yours,
Dima Veselov
Physics R&D Establishment of Saint-Petersburg University