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Using NFS on a client

Editing the vfstab file

Automatic mounting is handled through the /etc/vfstab file.


NOTE: A server can be a client of another server on a local network, in which case, the server's vfstab may need to include both local and remote mounts. For information about adding local mounts to the vfstab file, see ``Managing filesystem types''.

Entries in the /etc/vfstab file have the following syntax:

   special  fsckdev  mountp  fstype  fsckpass  automnt  mntopts
where

special
The name of the server sharing the resource the client wants to mount, followed by a colon and the pathname of the resource to be mounted.

fsckdev
The name of a raw device; for a remote mount, the parameter is not applicable and a hyphen (-) should be entered instead.

mountp
The mount point on the client through which the user accesses the resources mounted from the server.

fstype
The type of the mount taking place. An NFS mount is indicated by ``nfs''.

fsckpass
The pass number for multiple fsck; for a remote mount, the parameter is not applicable and a hyphen (-) should be entered instead.

automnt
Indicates whether the entry should be mounted automatically (yes) or not (no) when the client enters system state 3.

mntopts
A list of comma-separated options identical to the options passed to mount.
The contents of /etc/vfstab remain the same until you change them.

For an example of /etc/vfstab in use, refer to ``Example: automatic mounting''.

Example: automatic mounting

To automatically mount the directory /usr/local of the server dancer on the client's directory /usr/local/tmp with read-only permission, add the following line to the client's vfstab.

   dancer:/usr/local  -  /usr/local/tmp nfs - yes ro

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