Skip to Content
Special Edition Using Linux®, Sixth Edition
book

Special Edition Using Linux®, Sixth Edition

by David Bandel, Robert Napier
December 2000
Intermediate to advanced
800 pages
22h 41m
English
Que
Content preview from Special Edition Using Linux®, Sixth Edition

Defining the Method of Sharing

Now that you've looked at a large part of the NFS process, you're going to look at the /etc/exports file. Other files and programs, even the programs that provide NFS services, pale in comparison. You've seen how to deny access to NFS. You've seen how to mount NFS. But the /etc/exports is the heart and soul of the NFS process. This is, without a doubt, the most important file because it defines the method of sharing, whether clients can read and write or read only, how to respond when the user root is the filesystem user on the client, and so on. This file does far more than just list those directories that other hosts can mount—it controls what they are permitted to do to the filesystem while it is remotely mounted. ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.

Read now

Unlock full access

More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly

AirBnbBlueOriginElectronic ArtsHomeDepotNasdaqRakutenTata Consultancy Services

QuotationMarkO’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.
Julian F.
Head of Cybersecurity
QuotationMarkI wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.
Addison B.
Field Engineer
QuotationMarkI’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.
Amir M.
Data Platform Tech Lead
QuotationMarkI'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Mark W.
Embedded Software Engineer

You might also like

Mac OS® X Tiger™ Unleashed

Mac OS® X Tiger™ Unleashed

John Ray, William Ray
Red Hat® Linux® 7 Unleashed

Red Hat® Linux® 7 Unleashed

Bill Ball, David Pitts

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 0789725436Purchase book