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authorBen Bodenmiller <bbodenmiller@hotmail.com>2018-05-30 11:37:33 +0000
committerRémy Coutable <remy@rymai.me>2018-05-30 11:37:33 +0000
commit6e7726ec8e4eb574e530afa28edfb36c222c9d5e (patch)
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parent8df2e8cfb8973fafb11041bde04600a2823baf85 (diff)
downloadgitlab-ce-6e7726ec8e4eb574e530afa28edfb36c222c9d5e.tar.gz
add details on root flag related to no_root_squash
-rw-r--r--doc/administration/high_availability/nfs.md4
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diff --git a/doc/administration/high_availability/nfs.md b/doc/administration/high_availability/nfs.md
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@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ options:
errors when the Omnibus package tries to alter permissions. Note that GitLab
and other bundled components do **not** run as `root` but as non-privileged
users. The recommendation for `no_root_squash` is to allow the Omnibus package
- to set ownership and permissions on files, as needed.
+ to set ownership and permissions on files, as needed. In some cases where the
+ `no_root_squash` option is not available, the `root` flag can achieve the same
+ result.
- `sync` - Force synchronous behavior. Default is asynchronous and under certain
circumstances it could lead to data loss if a failure occurs before data has
synced.