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diff --git a/utils/mount/nfs.man b/utils/mount/nfs.man index 614de46..8abdb83 100644 --- a/utils/mount/nfs.man +++ b/utils/mount/nfs.man @@ -195,11 +195,18 @@ many other operating systems. .TP 1.5i .I nolock Disable NFS locking. Do not start lockd. -This has to be used with some old NFS servers -that don't support locking. Note that applications can -still get locks on files, but the locks only provide exclusion -locally. Other clients mounting the same filesystem -will not be able to detect the locks. +This is appropriate for mounting the root filesystem or +.B /usr +or +.BR /var . +These filesystems are typically either read-only or not shared, and in +those cases, remote locking is not needed. +This also needs to be used with some old NFS servers +that don't support locking. +.br +Note that applications can still get locks on files, but the locks +only provide exclusion locally. Other clients mounting the same +filesystem will not be able to detect the locks. .TP 1.5i .I bg If the first NFS mount attempt times out, retry the mount |