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diff --git a/doc/user-guide/user-guide.texi b/doc/user-guide/user-guide.texi index 943b446d9..c318341ec 100644 --- a/doc/user-guide/user-guide.texi +++ b/doc/user-guide/user-guide.texi @@ -212,16 +212,39 @@ Before installing GlusterFS make sure you have the following components installed. @subsection @acronym{FUSE} -You'll need @acronym{FUSE} version 2.6.0 or higher to -use GlusterFS. You can omit installing @acronym{FUSE} if you want to -build @emph{only} the server. Note that you won't be able to mount -a GlusterFS filesystem on a machine that does not have @acronym{FUSE} -installed. +GlusterFS has now built-in support for the @acronym{FUSE} protocol. +You need a kernel with @acronym{FUSE} support to mount GlusterFS. +You do not need the @acronym{FUSE} package (library and utilities), +but be aware of the following issues: -@acronym{FUSE} can be downloaded from: @indicateurl{http://fuse.sourceforge.net/} +@itemize +@item If you want unprivileged users to be able to mount GlusterFS filesystems, +you need a recent version of the @command{fusermount} utility. You already have +it if you have @acronym{FUSE} version 2.7.0 or higher installed; if that's not +the case, one will be compiled along with GlusterFS if you pass +@command{--enable-fusermount} to the @command{configure} script. @item You +need to ensure @acronym{FUSE} support is configured properly on your system. In +details: +@itemize +@item If your kernel has @acronym{FUSE} as a loadable module, make sure it's +loaded. +@item Create @command{/dev/fuse} (major 10, minor 229) either by means of udev +rules or by hand. +@item Optionally, if you want runtime control over your @acronym{FUSE} mounts, +mount the fusectl auxiliary filesystem: -To get the best performance from GlusterFS, however, it is recommended that you use -our patched version of @acronym{FUSE}. See Patched FUSE for details. +@example +# mount -t fusectl none /sys/fs/fuse/connections +@end example +@end itemize + +The @acronym{FUSE} packages shipped by the various distributions usually take care +about these things, so the easiest way to get the above tasks handled is still +installing the @acronym{FUSE} package(s). +@end itemize + +To get the best performance from GlusterFS,it is recommended that you use +our patched version of the @acronym{FUSE} kernel module. See Patched FUSE for details. @subsection Patched FUSE @@ -323,6 +346,9 @@ Use poll instead of epoll. @item --disable-libglusterfsclient Disable building of libglusterfsclient +@item --enable-fusermount +Build fusermount + @end table @end cartouche |