doc: dynamic mount requires dynroot and fakestat

[openafs.git] / doc / man-pages / pod8 / afsd.pod

diff --git a/doc/man-pages/pod8/afsd.pod b/doc/man-pages/pod8/afsd.pod
index 9616ac1..391a5ad 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man-pages/pod8/afsd.pod
+++ b/doc/man-pages/pod8/afsd.pod
@@ -536,6 +536,16 @@ the F<CellAlias> file can be used to provide shortname for common AFS cells
 which provides equivalent functionality to the most commonly used symbolic
 links.
 
+When the dynamic root (B<-dynroot>, B<-dynroot-sparse>) and the fake stat
+(B<-fakestat>, B<-fakestat-all>) modes are in effect, the cache manager
+provides a special directory named F</afs/.:mount> which allows access to
+volumes by volume name or ID.  The F</afs/.:mount> directory appears to be
+empty, but any name in the form of I<cell>:I<volume> will be resolved as a
+read-write mount point to the specified volume.  This dynamic mount feature is
+recommended only for temporary access to a volume.  Linux-based cache managers
+provide this dynamic mount feature even when dynamic root (B<-dynroot>,
+B<-dynroot-sparse>) is not in effect.
+
 =item B<-dynroot-sparse>
 
 In addition to operating in the manner described for dynroot above,