Chapter 2 Configuring and Administering NFS Services

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Prerequisites

Verifying Network Connectivity
Verifying User IDs and Group IDs Setup
Verifying Group Restrictions

Configuring and Administering an NFS Server

NFS Configuration Files and Daemons
Configuring the NFSv4 Server Protocol Version
Enabling an NFS Server
Sharing Directories with NFS Clients
Secure Sharing of Directories
Accessing Shared NFS Directories across a Firewall
Configuring an NFS Server for use by a PC NFS client
Unsharing (Removing) a Shared Directory
Disabling the NFS Server

Configuring and Administering NFS Clients

NFS Client Configuration Files and Daemons
Configuring the NFSv4 Client Protocol Version
Deciding Between Standard-Mounted Directories and Automounted Directories
Enabling an NFS Client
Mounting Remote Directories
Enabling Client-Side Failover
Secure Mounting of Directories
Changing the Default Mount Options
Unmounting (Removing) a Mounted Directory
Disabling NFS Client Capability

NFS Client and Server Transport Connections

Supporting 1MB Transfer for TCP mounts
Changes to the NFS Server Daemon

Configuring and Using NFS Netgroups

Creating Netgroups in the /etc/netgroup File
Using Netgroups in Configuration Files

Configuring RPC-based Services

Enabling Other RPC Services
Restricting Access to RPC-based Services

This chapter describes how to configure and administer an HP-UX system as an NFS server or an NFS client, using the command-line interface.

An NFS server exports or shares its local filesystems and directories with NFS clients. An NFS client mounts the files and directories exported or shared by the NFS servers. NFS-mounted directories and filesystems appear as a part of the NFS client’s local filesystem.

This chapter addresses the following topics:

Chapter 2 Configuring and Administering NFS Services

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