Is `without` required only noun? [duplicate]

Question

I met an English sentence like below.

After testing on multiple machines root configurations, I was able to notice that it happens only using homestead without nfs folder sync.

This sentence includes without nfs folder sync and I thought without requires noun after it.

But nfs folder is a noun and sync is a verb, this sentence seems to be wrong.

Is there a case we use a sentence after the word without?

Answer 1

In this context, “sync” is a noun, and “nfs folder” is an adjective qualifying that noun. So it’s a perfectly standard use of “without”.