Yes, I do [and I suppose this is true for all file systems].
NFS must go though the local file system on one end. It uses
file handles too, not inode numbers.
> > I never stated inode numbers were meaningless outside the kernel,
> > but the output of "ls -i" is meaningless when using virtual inode
> > numbers.
>
> Yes, and they also do not have the semantics that programs expect.
For reference, could you name a few other programs that want
to use inode numbers? [AFAIK, there are no system calls that
take inode numbers as args.] Thanks.
-- Andrew E. Mileski mailto:aem@netcom.ca