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    Documentation: Add an explanation of NFSv4 client identifiers · a28faadd
    Chuck Lever authored
    To enable NFSv4 to work correctly, NFSv4 client identifiers have
    to be globally unique and persistent over client reboots. We
    believe that in many cases, a good default identifier can be
    chosen and set when a client system is imaged.
    
    Because there are many different ways a system can be imaged,
    provide an explanation of how NFSv4 client identifiers and
    principals can be set by install scripts and imaging tools.
    
    Additional cases, such as NFSv4 clients running in containers, also
    need unique and persistent identifiers. The Linux NFS community
    sets forth this explanation to aid those who create and manage
    container environments.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarChuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAnna Schumaker <Anna.Schumaker@Netapp.com>
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