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diff --git a/doc/administration/high_availability/nfs.md b/doc/administration/high_availability/nfs.md index bf1aa6b9ac5..c5125dc6d5a 100644 --- a/doc/administration/high_availability/nfs.md +++ b/doc/administration/high_availability/nfs.md @@ -7,21 +7,20 @@ supported natively in NFS version 4. NFSv3 also supports locking as long as Linux Kernel 2.6.5+ is used. We recommend using version 4 and do not specifically test NFSv3. -**no_root_squash**: NFS normally changes the `root` user to `nobody`. This is -a good security measure when NFS shares will be accessed by many different -users. However, in this case only GitLab will use the NFS share so it -is safe. GitLab requires the `no_root_squash` setting because we need to -manage file permissions automatically. Without the setting you will receive -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 requirement for `no_root_squash` is to allow the Omnibus package to -set ownership and permissions on files, as needed. - ### Recommended options When you define your NFS exports, we recommend you also add the following options: +- `no_root_squash` - NFS normally changes the `root` user to `nobody`. This is + a good security measure when NFS shares will be accessed by many different + users. However, in this case only GitLab will use the NFS share so it + is safe. GitLab recommends the `no_root_squash` setting because we need to + manage file permissions automatically. Without the setting you may receive + 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. - `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. |