Comment 3 for bug 1470576

Should there be something added to the docs then to suggest that directory/permission layout? As long as mount_check exists and is documented to the extent that it is today (particularly in the deployment/administration guides, perhaps the developer docs are more detailed), this behavior seems non-obvious. I also didn't see anything in the docs about giving eg /srv/node root ownership, though perhaps some more time to reflect calmly on the situation would have made that obvious. :)

Is there a reason we wouldn't want an unmounted point to not receive files when mount_check is turned on? With replication running, you may fill up logs with errors when running on an unmounted drive for any length of time. It isn't always desirable to remove it from the ring and rebalance if you're talking only a few days before the drive will be repaired.