[generic] # The [generic] section is required, even if nothing is specified # there. # When either of these options are specified, nbd-server drops # privileges to the given user and group after opening ports, but # _before_ opening files. user = nbd group = nbd # Since version 2.9.17, nbd-server will do exports on a name # basis (the used name is the name of the section in which the # export is specified). This however required an incompatible # protocol change. To enable backwards-compatible port-based # exports, uncomment the following line: # oldstyle = true [export1] exportname = /export/nbd/export1-file # The following line will be ignored unless the # "oldstyle = true" line in the generic section above is # enabled. #port = 12345 authfile = /export/nbd/export1-authfile timeout = 30 filesize = 10000000 readonly = false multifile = false copyonwrite = false prerun = dd if=/dev/zero of=%s bs=1k count=500 postrun = rm -f %s [otherexport] exportname = /export/nbd/experiment # The other options are all optional, except this one in case # the oldstyle option is used in [generic]: # port = 12346