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trying to exportfs an external drive that has a space in the pathname

the device mounts as /media/Easy Drive/ and i've tried inserting the pathname in /etc/exports as /media/Easy\ Drive/movies (the path to the directory i'm trying to share), and i get the following error (indicating that that isn't the way to enter it) :

Code:

bash-4.1# exportfs -a

exportfs: No options for /media/Easy\ Drive/movies: suggest Drive/movies(sync) to avoid warning

exportfs: /etc/exports [3]: Neither 'subtree_check' or 'no_subtree_check' specified for export "Drive/movies:/media/Easy\".

  Assuming default behaviour ('no_subtree_check').

  NOTE: this default has changed since nfs-utils version 1.0.x



exportfs: Invalid IP address Drive/movies

exportfs: Invalid IP address Drive/movies

exportfs: /etc/exports:3: unknown keyword "rw.nohide"

so how do i enter this path so it will work?

ok, put the path in double quotes "" and fixed the decimal (should have been a comma) between rw and nohide. now i get this error :

Code:

bash-4.1# exportfs -a

exportfs: /media/Easy Drive/movies does not support NFS export

bash-4.1#

it's a hitachi usb hdd, any ideas how to export it?

would this have anything to do with the drive having a vfat partition?