Name
mount_nfs
Synopsis
mount_nfs [nfs_mount_options
] [-omount_options
]nfs_server
:pathname mount_point
Mounts Network File System (NFS) exports as filesystem volumes. mount_nfs can take a large number of options, most of which offer knobs to tune the performance of NFS mounts. Only a few are described in the “Options” section; see the manpage for full details.
Options
- -b
After an initial mount attempt fails, fork off a background process to continue trying the mount.
- -i
Make the mount interruptible, so that processes failing to access the mount can be terminated, instead of getting stuck in an uninterruptible state waiting on I/O.
- -K
Enable Kerberos authentication.
- -m
Specify a Kerberos realm to use with the -K option. Takes a realm name as an argument.
- -o
Takes -o options as listed in the mount manpage.
- -s
Make the mount soft, so that processes failing to access the mount eventually receive an error, instead of getting interminably stuck waiting on I/O.
- -T
Enable the use of TCP as the underlying network transport protocol, instead of the default UDP.
-
nfs_server
The hostname or IP address of an NFS server.
-
pathname
The pathname of the NFS export you wish to access.
-
mount_point
The directory on which the filesystem is mounted.
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