NFS Administration Guide
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Preface

NFS Administration Guide presents the administrative tasks required for the successful operation of the SunSoft(TM) NFS(R) distributed file system. This resource-sharing product allows you to share files and directories among a number of computers on a network.
Also included in this manual is how to set up and use autofs (formerly called the automounter) to automatically mount and unmount NFS file systems.
This book is organized into explanatory background material and task-oriented instructions.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for the system administrator whose responsibilities include setting up and maintaining NFS systems. Though much of the book is directed toward the experienced system administrator, it also contains information useful to novice administrators and other readers who may be new to the Solaris(TM) platform.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1, "Solaris NFS Environment," provides an overview of the Solaris NFS environment and autofs.
Chapter 2, "NFS Administration," provides information on how to set-up NFS servers. It assumes you are using NIS or NIS+ as your name service.
Chapter 3, "Setting Up and Maintaining NFS Security," presents background information on the security features of NFS software, as well as fundamental procedures for setting up and maintaining NFS security.
Chapter 4, "NFS Troubleshooting," describes problems that may occur on machines using NFS services. It contains procedures for tracking NFS problems. Background and reference sections are also included.
Chapter 5, "Using Autofs," provides procedures for setting up and using autofs. It also includes background, reference, and troubleshooting sections.
Appendix A, "NFS Tunables," lists several parameters that can be changed to improve the NFS service. It includes instructions for making these changes.

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What Typographic Changes Mean

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.
Table P-1
Typeface or SymbolMeaningExample
AaBbCc123The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer outputEdit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% You have mail.
Table P-1
Typeface or SymbolMeaningExample
AaBbCc123What you type, contrasted
with on-screen computer
output
machine_name% su
Password:
AaBbCc123 Command-line placeholder:
To delete a file, type rm filename.
replace with a real name or value
AaBbCc123 Book titles, new words or
Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide.
terms, or words to beThese are called class options.
emphasizedYou must be root to do this.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P-2
ShellPrompt
C shell promptmachine_name%
C shell superuser promptmachine_name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt$
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt#