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Securing NFS in AIX An Introduction to NFS v4 in AIX 5L Version 5.3
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Securing NFS in AIX An Introduction to NFS v4 in AIX 5L Version 5.3

by Chris Almond, Lutz Denefleh, Sridhar Murthy, Aniket Patel, John Trindle
November 2004
Intermediate to advanced
328 pages
8h 12m
English
IBM Redbooks
Content preview from Securing NFS in AIX An Introduction to NFS v4 in AIX 5L Version 5.3
Chapter 4. Planning for NFS V4 97
4.2 Mandatory requirements
The “What is your name resolution type?” and “Choose your NFS Domain”
questions in the flow chart (Figure 4-1 on page 96) are two areas that dictate
how you plan and implement your design.
4.2.1 What is your name resolution type?
Whatever name resolution option you choose (/etc/hosts or DNS), it must be in
100% working order. Name resolution plays a major part throughout the planning
and implementation phase.
NFS V4–related name resolution
NFS V4 does not support referencing hosts by IP address. If applying NFS
export restrictions based on client host names is desired, proper setup of host
name resolution is essential for correct operation. Therefore, you should observe
the following ...
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