[Gluster-devel] Query: Trash feature.

[Anoop C S]

On 03/19/2015 10:58 AM, Kotresh Hiremath Ravishankar wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> Why is .trashcan directory created at the same level as .glusterfs and
> not inside .glusterfs? In glusterfs, crawlers, usually crawl back end
> filesystem and ignore .glusterfs. Now in addition, they have to ignore
> .trashcan.

As per the design of trash translator, it should be visible from the
mount point. That's why trash directory is not included in .glusterfs.
Moreover trash directory can be identified with a fixed gfid
{0000-0000-0000-0005}.

--Anoop C S.

> 
> Thanks and Regards,
> Kotresh H R
> 
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