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NAME

6       nbdkit-client - how to mount NBD filesystems on a client machine
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DESCRIPTION

9       For NBD exports that contain filesystems there are several approaches
10       to mounting them on a client machine.
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12       To ensure the nbd kernel module is loaded you may need to do:
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14        # echo nbd > /etc/modules-load.d/nbd.conf
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16       This will not take effect until you reboot, so also do:
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18        # modprobe nbd
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20   Easy mounting at boot time
21       For simple setups the following method is the easiest way to get an NBD
22       filesystem to mount at boot.  Create or edit /etc/rc.local or
23       /etc/rc.d/rc.local:
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25        #!/bin/sh -
26        nm-online
27        modprobe nbd
28        nbd-client server /dev/nbd0
29        mount /dev/nbd0 /mnt
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31   Mounting using systemd mount points
32       You can use systemd mount points to mount NBD filesystems at boot
33       and/or on demand.
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35       Set up an nbdtab(5) mapping.  If /etc/nbdtab doesn't exist, then create
36       it first.  Add this line:
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38        nbd0 server / bs=512,persist
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40       As a workaround for https://github.com/NetworkBlockDevice/nbd/issues/91
41       you must currently modify the nbd@.service file:
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43        # cp /usr/lib/systemd/system/nbd@.service /etc/systemd/system/
44        # vi /etc/systemd/system/nbd@.service
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46       and edit or create these settings in the "[Service]" section:
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48        [Service]
49        Type=oneshot
50        RemainAfterExit=yes
51        ExecStart=/usr/sbin/nbd-client %i
52        ExecStop=/usr/sbin/nbd-client -d /dev/%i
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54       Finally create a systemd mount file called
55       /etc/systemd/system/mnt.mount:
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57        [Unit]
58        Requires=nbd@nbd0.service
59        [Mount]
60        What=/dev/nbd0
61        Where=/mnt
62        Type=ext4
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64       You can either reboot now or do:
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66        # systemctl start mnt.mount
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68       Other systemd services which need this mount point can depend on this
69       mount unit.
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LIMITATIONS

72       Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 enabled the "nbd.ko" Linux kernel module but
73       only for Unix domain sockets (ie. local connections).  This means you
74       cannot connect to an NBD server over a TCP network.  This also affects
75       Linux distributions derived from RHEL like CentOS, Alma and others.
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77       This does not affect use of nbdkit as an NBD server, only the Linux
78       kernel as an NBD client.  Userspace Linux clients such as libnbd(3)
79       tools will work.
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SEE ALSO

82       nbdkit(1), nbdkit-loop(1), nbdkit-service(1), nbd-client(8), nbdtab(5),
83       systemd(1), systemd.mount(5).
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AUTHORS

86       Richard W.M. Jones
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