NFS Services Administrator's Guide

Configuring and Administering NFS
Configuring and Administering an NFS Client
Chapter 246
To Verify Your NFS Client Configuration
• After you have configured the directories you want to mount and
enabled NFS client capability, issue the ls command in the local
directories you have configured as NFS mount points. If your NFS
client is working correctly, the ls command will list the contents of
mounted directories. If the local directories are empty, or if you get
error messages, see “Troubleshooting NFS Services” on page 287.
To Change the Default Mount Options
1. Include the NFS mount options in your /etc/fstab file or
automounter map as needed. Table 2-2 lists the NFS mount options.
2. If you changed the mount options in the automounter master map,
you must restart the automounter before your changes will take
effect. See “To Restart the Automounter” on page 92.
If you changed the mount options for a directory that is currently
mounted, you must unmount and remount it before your changes
will take effect. Issue the following commands:
/usr/sbin/umount local_directory
/usr/sbin/mount local_directory
Table 2-2 NFS Mount Options
rw (read/write)
or
ro (read-only)
(default: rw)
Use rw for data that users need to modify. In order
for you to mount a directory read/write, the NFS
server must export it read/write.
Use ro for data you do not want users to change.
A directory that is automounted from several
servers should be read-only, to keep versions
identical on all servers.