System and method for managing file export information

An information handling system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a memory accessible by the processors;
• a nonvolatile storage area accessible by the processors, the nonvolatile storage area including:
• one or more files, wherein at least one of the files includes an extended attribute data area;
• a file export management tool to manage file export information, the file export management tool including:
• means for determining file export information corresponding to one of the files, wherein the file export information includes a pathname corresponding to one of the files and one or more user access privileges corresponding to one of the file;
• means for registering the file export information in an extended attribute data area corresponding to the file, whereby the extended attribute data area is located in a first file system that corresponds to one of the files;
• means for retrieving the file export information in response to a mount request that corresponds to one of the files;
• and
• means for releasing the file export information in response to an unmount request that corresponds to one of the files.

A computer program product stored on a computer operable medium for managing file export information, said computer program product comprising:

• means for determining file export information corresponding to one of the files, wherein the file export information includes a pathname corresponding to the file and one or more user access privileges corresponding to the file;
• means for registering the file export information in an extended attribute data area corresponding to the file, whereby the extended attribute data area is located in a first file system that corresponds to the file;
• means for retrieving the file export information in response to a mount request that corresponds to the file;
• and
• means for releasing the file export information in response to an unmount request that corresponds to the file.