Setting the home directory file systems
Home directory shares are stored in one or more file systems. A single home directory can exist only in one of these file systems, but a number of home directories can exist in a single home directory file system. File systems that are to be used for home directories are specified using the CIFS> set homedirfs command.
When a file system is exported as a homedirfs, its mode is set to a 0755 value. This takes place when you start the CIFS server after setting the homedirfs list.
Note:
Snapshots cannot be shared as home directory file systems.
To specify one or more file systems as the home directories
- To reserve one or more file systems for home directories, enter the following:
CIFS> set homedirfs [filesystemlist]
where filesystemlist is a comma-separated list of names of the file systems which are used for the home directories.
- If you want to remove the file systems you previously set up, enter the command again, without any file systems:
CIFS> set homedirfs
- To find which file systems (if any) are currently used for home directories, enter the following:
CIFS> show
After you select one or more of the file systems to be used in this way, you cannot export the same file systems as ordinary CIFS shares.
If you want to change the current selection, for example, to add an additional file system to the list of home directory file systems or to specify that no file system should be used for home directories, you have to use the same CIFS> set homedirfs command. In each case you must enter the entire new list of home directory file systems, which may be an empty list when no home directory file systems are required.
Access Appliance treats home directories differently from ordinary shares. The differences are as follows:
An ordinary share is used to export a file system, while a number of home directories can be stored in a single file system.
The file systems used for home directories cannot be exported as ordinary shares.
Exporting a home directory share is done differently than exporting an ordinary share. Also, removing these two kinds of shares is done differently.
The configuration options you specify for an ordinary share (such as read-only or use of opportunistic locks) are different from the ones you specify for a home directory share.