diff --git a/doc/man/nsdb-create-fsn.8 b/doc/man/nsdb-create-fsn.8
index 50d0785..1aef5eb 100644
--- a/doc/man/nsdb-create-fsn.8
+++ b/doc/man/nsdb-create-fsn.8
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ nsdb-create-fsn \- create a fileset name (FSN) record on an NSDB
 .IR nsdbname ]
 .RB [ \-r
 .IR nsdbport ]
+.RB [ \-t
+.IR ttl ]
 .I fsn-uuid
 .SH INTRODUCTION
 RFC 5716 introduces the Federated File System (FedFS, for short).
@@ -146,6 +148,12 @@ If the
 option is not specified,
 the value of the FEDFS_NSDB_PORT environment variable is consulted.
 The default value if the variable is not set is 389.
+.IP "\fB\-t, \-\-ttl=\fITTL\fP"
+Specifies the number of seconds a file server may cache the information
+in this record.  If the
+.B \-\-ttl
+option is not specified,
+a value of 300 seconds is used.
 .SH EXIT CODES
 The NSDB returns a value that reflects the success of the requested operation.
 .TP
diff --git a/src/include/nsdb.h b/src/include/nsdb.h
index 196ef0f..f5b98b7 100644
--- a/src/include/nsdb.h
+++ b/src/include/nsdb.h
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ void		 nsdb_env(char **nsdbname, unsigned short *nsdbport,
  * Create an FSN (5.1.1)
  */
 FedFsStatus	 nsdb_create_fsn_s(nsdb_t host, const char *nce,
-				const char *fsn_uuid, const char *nsdbname,
-				const unsigned short nsdbport,
+				const char *fsn_uuid,
+				const unsigned int ttl,
 				unsigned int *ldap_err);
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/libnsdb/administrator.c b/src/libnsdb/administrator.c
index 00bdd10..8dfa365 100644
--- a/src/libnsdb/administrator.c
+++ b/src/libnsdb/administrator.c
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ nsdb_construct_fsn_dn(const char *nce, const char *fsn_uuid)
  * @param ld an initialized LDAP server descriptor
  * @param nce a NUL-terminated C string containing DN of NSDB container entry
  * @param fsn_uuid a NUL-terminated C string containing FSN UUID
- * @param nsdbname a NUL-terminated C string containing DNS hostname of NSDB server
- * @param nsdbport port number of NSDB server
+ * @param ttl number of seconds fileservers may cache this FSN
  * @param ldap_err OUT: possibly an LDAP error code
  * @return a FedFsStatus code
  *
@@ -98,18 +97,18 @@ nsdb_construct_fsn_dn(const char *nce, const char *fsn_uuid)
    changeType: add
    objectClass: fedfsFsn
    fedfsFsnUuid: "fsn_uuid"
-   fedfsNsdbName: "nsdbname"
+   fedfsFsnTTL: "ttl"
    @endverbatim
  */
 static FedFsStatus
 nsdb_create_fsn_add_entry(LDAP *ld, const char *nce,
-		const char *fsn_uuid, const char *nsdbname,
-		const unsigned short nsdbport, unsigned int *ldap_err)
+		const char *fsn_uuid, const unsigned int ttl,
+		unsigned int *ldap_err)
 {
-	char *ocvals[2], *uuidvals[2], *namevals[2], *portvals[2];
+	char *ocvals[2], *uuidvals[2], *ttlvals[2];
 	LDAPMod *attrs[5];
 	LDAPMod attr[4];
-	char portbuf[8];
+	char ttlbuf[16];
 	int i, rc;
 	char *dn;
 
@@ -121,11 +120,9 @@ nsdb_create_fsn_add_entry(LDAP *ld, const char *nce,
 				"objectClass", ocvals, "fedfsFsn");
 	nsdb_init_add_attribute(attrs[i++],
 				"fedfsFsnUuid", uuidvals, fsn_uuid);
+	sprintf(ttlbuf, "%u", ttl);
 	nsdb_init_add_attribute(attrs[i++],
-				"fedfsNsdbName", namevals, nsdbname);
-	sprintf(portbuf, "%u", nsdbport);
-	nsdb_init_add_attribute(attrs[i++],
-				"fedfsNsdbPort", portvals, portbuf);
+				"fedfsFsnTTL", ttlvals, ttlbuf);
 
 	attrs[i] = NULL;
 
@@ -152,29 +149,26 @@ nsdb_create_fsn_add_entry(LDAP *ld, const char *nce,
  * @param host an initialized and bound nsdb_t object
  * @param nce a NUL-terminated C string containing DN of NSDB container entry
  * @param fsn_uuid a NUL-terminated C string containing FSN UUID
- * @param nsdbname a NUL-terminated C string containing DNS hostname of NSDB server
- * @param nsdbport port number of NSDB server
+ * @param ttl number of seconds fileservers may cache this FSN
  * @param ldap_err OUT: possibly an LDAP error code
  * @return a FedFsStatus code
  */
 FedFsStatus
 nsdb_create_fsn_s(nsdb_t host, const char *nce, const char *fsn_uuid,
-		const char *nsdbname, const unsigned short nsdbport,
-		unsigned int *ldap_err)
+		const unsigned int ttl, unsigned int *ldap_err)
 {
 	if (host->fn_ldap == NULL) {
 		xlog(L_ERROR, "%s: NSDB not open", __func__);
 		return FEDFS_ERR_INVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (nce == NULL || fsn_uuid == NULL ||
-	    nsdbname == NULL || ldap_err == NULL) {
+	if (nce == NULL || fsn_uuid == NULL || ldap_err == NULL) {
 		xlog(L_ERROR, "%s: Invalid parameter", __func__);
 		return FEDFS_ERR_INVAL;
 	}
 
 	return nsdb_create_fsn_add_entry(host->fn_ldap, nce, fsn_uuid,
-						nsdbname, nsdbport, ldap_err);
+							ttl, ldap_err);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/nfsref/add.c b/src/nfsref/add.c
index e437c8b..deb894f 100644
--- a/src/nfsref/add.c
+++ b/src/nfsref/add.c
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
 #include "nfsref.h"
 
 /**
+ * Default cache expiration for FSN information
+ */
+#define FSN_DEFAULT_TTL		(300)
+
+/**
  * Fill in default settings for NFSv4.0 fs_locations4
  *
  * @param new NFS location structure to fill in
@@ -239,8 +244,7 @@ nfsref_add_create_fedfs_fsn(nsdb_t host, const char *nce, char **fsn_uuid)
 	uuid_unparse(uu, fsnuuid);
 
 	retval = nsdb_create_fsn_s(host, nce, fsnuuid,
-					nsdb_hostname(host), nsdb_port(host),
-					&ldap_err);
+					FSN_DEFAULT_TTL, &ldap_err);
 	switch (retval) {
 	case FEDFS_OK:
 		xlog(D_GENERAL, "%s: Successfully created FSN record "
diff --git a/src/nsdbc/nsdb-create-fsn.c b/src/nsdbc/nsdb-create-fsn.c
index 2804d6d..5591516 100644
--- a/src/nsdbc/nsdb-create-fsn.c
+++ b/src/nsdbc/nsdb-create-fsn.c
@@ -48,9 +48,14 @@
 #include "gpl-boiler.h"
 
 /**
+ * Default cache expiration for FSN information
+ */
+#define FSN_DEFAULT_TTL		(300)
+
+/**
  * Short form command line options
  */
-static const char nsdb_create_fsn_opts[] = "?dD:e:l:r:";
+static const char nsdb_create_fsn_opts[] = "?dD:e:l:r:t:";
 
 /**
  * Long form command line options
@@ -62,6 +67,7 @@ static const struct option nsdb_create_fsn_longopts[] = {
 	{ "nce", 1, NULL, 'e', },
 	{ "nsdbname", 1, NULL, 'l', },
 	{ "nsdbport", 1, NULL, 'r', },
+	{ "ttl", 1, NULL, 't', },
 	{ NULL, 0, NULL, 0, },
 };
 
@@ -74,7 +80,7 @@ static void
 nsdb_create_fsn_usage(const char *progname)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "\n%s version " VERSION "\n", progname);
-	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [ -d ] [ -D binddn ] "
+	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [ -d ] [ -D binddn ] [ -t ttl ] "
 			"[ -l nsdbname ] [ -r nsdbport ] [ -e nce ] "
 			"fsn-uuid\n\n",
 			progname);
@@ -85,6 +91,7 @@ nsdb_create_fsn_usage(const char *progname)
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t-e, --nce            DN of NSDB container entry\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t-l, --nsdbname       NSDB hostname\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t-r, --nsdbport       NSDB port\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "\t-t, --ttl            FSN TTL\n");
 
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s", fedfs_gpl_boilerplate);
 
@@ -101,11 +108,12 @@ nsdb_create_fsn_usage(const char *progname)
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	char *progname, *binddn, *nsdbname;
+	char *progname, *binddn, *nsdbname, *endptr;
 	unsigned short nsdbport;
-	unsigned int ldap_err;
+	unsigned int ttl, ldap_err;
 	char *nce, *fsn_uuid;
 	FedFsStatus retval;
+	unsigned long tmp;
 	nsdb_t host;
 	int arg;
 
@@ -130,6 +138,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	xlog_open(progname);
 
 	nsdb_env(&nsdbname, &nsdbport, &binddn, &nce);
+	ttl = FSN_DEFAULT_TTL;
 
 	while ((arg = getopt_long(argc, argv, nsdb_create_fsn_opts,
 			nsdb_create_fsn_longopts, NULL)) != -1) {
@@ -153,6 +162,19 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 				nsdb_create_fsn_usage(progname);
 			}
 			break;
+		case 't':
+			if (optarg == NULL || *optarg == '\0') {
+				fprintf(stderr, "Missing TTL value\n");
+				nsdb_create_fsn_usage(progname);
+			}
+			errno = 0;
+			tmp = strtoul(optarg, &endptr, 10);
+			if (errno != 0 || *endptr != '\0') {
+				fprintf(stderr, "Bad TTL value\n");
+				nsdb_create_fsn_usage(progname);
+			}
+			ttl = (unsigned int)tmp;
+			break;
 		default:
 			fprintf(stderr, "Invalid command line "
 				"argument: %c\n", (char)arg);
@@ -230,8 +252,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		goto out_free;
 	}
 
-	retval = nsdb_create_fsn_s(host, nce, fsn_uuid,
-					nsdbname, nsdbport, &ldap_err);
+	retval = nsdb_create_fsn_s(host, nce, fsn_uuid, ttl, &ldap_err);
 	switch (retval) {
 	case FEDFS_OK:
 		printf("Successfully created FSN record for %s under %s\n",
