+.BI no_precreate
+Do not allow objects to be created on the OST after mounting. This
+allows a (potentially newly-formatted) OST to be started without
+clients starting to use it immediately. To allow the MDS to create
+objects on the OST mount without this option, or run
+.BI "lctl set_param obdfilter." fsname -OST nnnn .no_precreate=0
+on the OSS to re-enable object creation.
+.BR NOTE :
+this does not start the OST read-only, it only disables the
+creation of new objects on the OST. This means existing objects
+can be read, modified, or deleted, but if the OST is new then it
+will not have any such objects.