Specifications
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Use this chapter to learn how to set up and manage NFS
service in Mac OS X Server.
Network File System (NFS) is the protocol used for le services on UNIX computers.
Use NFS service in Mac OS X Server to provide le services for UNIX clients (including
Mac OS X clients).
You can share a volume (or export it, in standard NFS terminology) to a set of client
computers or to “World.” Exporting an NFS volume to World means that anyone who
accesses your server can also access that volume.
NFS service supports POSIX le permissions. NFS does not support reading or
changing Access Control List (ACL) permissions. ACLs are enforced by the le system
exported by NFS.
Setup Overview
Here is an overview of the major steps for setting up NFS service.
Step 1: Before you begin
For issues to keep in mind when you set up NFS service, read “Before Setting Up NFS
Service” on page 111 .
Step 2: Turn NFS service on
Before conguring NFS service, turn on NFS. See “Turning On NFS Service” on page 111 .
Step 3: Congure NFS settings
Congure NFS settings to set the maximum number of daemons and choose how
to serve clients—using Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), User Datagram Protocol
(UDP), or both. See “Conguring NFS Service Settings” on page 11 2 .
Step 4: Create share points and share them using NFS
Use the Sharing service of Server Admin to specify the share points you want to
export (share) using NFS. For NFS users to access the share point, you must explicitly
congure a share point to use NFS.
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Working with NFS Service