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diff --git a/docs/dconf-overview.xml b/docs/dconf-overview.xml index 3700bb4..b1cfadf 100644 --- a/docs/dconf-overview.xml +++ b/docs/dconf-overview.xml @@ -64,6 +64,21 @@ </refsect1> <refsect1> + <title>NFS</title> + + <para> + The binary database format that dconf uses by default is not suitable for use on NFS, where mmap does not + work well. To handle this common use case, dconf can be configured to use a plain text keyfile instead of + a binary database. The keyfile is put in the <filename><envar>$XDG_CONFIG_HOME</envar>/dconf</filename> + directory. + </para> + <para> + To enable keyfile storage, add a line containing <literal>service-db:keyfile/user</literal> to the file + <filename>/etc/dconf/profile/user</filename>. + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> <title>Portability</title> <para> |