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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: ufs, ext2fs sizes
Date: 26 Jun 1997 13:39:04 GMT
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In article <33AF89E9.513B63BD@info13.polytechnique.fr>,
	ClimServ <climserv@info13.polytechnique.fr> writes:
> Hi all,
> 
> I would like to build up a file server under FreeBSD, and I have some
> questions :
> - what is the maximum size of an ufs filesystem ?

9223372036854775808 bytes.

> - if I choose ext2fs instead of ufs, can I take full advantage, under
>   FreeBSD, of the Terabyte filesystem size of ext2fs ?

Eh ?  A terabyte is relatively small !  What's the "full advantage" ?

> - are ext2fs tools (mke2fs, e2fsck) available under FreeBSD ?

Not in my path (RELENG_2_2).

> - can I NFS export an ext2fs filesystem ?

Sure.

> Thanks,
> 
> ***********************
> Jean-Louis Monge         tel. (33.1)69 33 45 35
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> Ecole Polytechnique
> 91128 Palaiseau Cedex    climserv@info13.polytechnique.fr
> FRANCE

I think I'd recommend using ufs/ffs like everyone else.

-- 
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
      <http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !