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-.TH "NBD-SERVER" "5" "17 July 2009" "" ""
+.TH "NBD-SERVER" "5" "18 August 2009" "" ""
.SH NAME
/etc/nbd-server/config \- configuration file for nbd-server
\fBexportname\fR
Required; string.
-The name of the file that will be exported. This must be a
-fully-qualified path and filename; relative paths are not
-allowed.
+The name of the file (or block device) that will be
+exported. This must be a fully-qualified path and filename;
+relative paths are not allowed.
Note that \fBnbd-server\fR will only try to
find and open the exported file when a client actually
necessary; e.g., on ext3 filesystems, it is recommended that
it is \fBnot\fR enabled, since it seriously
reduces performance on ext3 filesystems while not
-importantly impacting performance.
+importantly impacting reliability.
.TP
\fBsparse_cow\fR
Optional; boolean.