Chapter 33. Configuring and Managing the Network File System
Chapter Syllabus
33.1 NFS Concepts
33.2 Configuring an NFS Server
33.3 Configuring an NFS Client
33.4 NFS Daemons
33.5 Troubleshooting
The Network File System (NFS) is used to share files and directories over a network. It is an RPC-based system and works in the client-server model. The NFS server makes some of its file systems shareable with other systems on a network. The NFS client mounts shared file systems from the server to its local mount points. Users of the client machines can use NFS-mounted file systems just like the local file systems. NFS support is available on many platforms including personal computers. On UNIX systems, this has become a de facto standard and provides a transparent ...
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