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AFAIK, the Linux implementation of NFS doesn't support inotify-like event notification from the server-side -- is there a workaround, patch, or alternative solution that can produce the same data?

cdleary
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According to this mail, running an inotify watcher on the server exporting the filesystem should catch when clients write to the filesystem.

Really, I'd recommend trying it. I find that it's usually best to give things a shot oneself, even if success seems unlikely (as long as there is no harm in doing so, of course).

eternaleye
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FAM used to have this feature way back when. I don't know if it has been/can be ported to use inotify as a backend, though...

James Cape
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