OS X issues with ZFS home if two file systems share a name

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OS X issues with ZFS home if two file systems share a name

Post by grahamperrin » Wed Nov 21, 2012 4:03 am

IF two file systems share a name (maybe the case with send and receive)
AND IF one of those is a home directory
AND IF both are mounted before the user logs in
AND IF the first of the two is the read only backup
THEN parts of the the operating system may have difficulty.

Example:

  • in the right-hand part of the Dock, icons for files and folders may refer to the wrong items.

Expected: read and write.

Actual: read only.

Tested: ZEVO Community Edition 1.1.1 with OS X 10.8.2.
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Re: OS X issues with ZFS home if two file systems share a na

Post by jollyjinx » Wed Nov 21, 2012 7:54 am

I never have seen that issue, but I'm using the 'set canmount=noauto' option for backup filesystems.
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thanks, resolution, link

Post by grahamperrin » Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:34 pm

Thanks to Patrick for a great tip!

Previously I never realised the value of that property. I can now:

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