NFS Services Administrator's Guide (B.11.31.03) August 2008

how to automount a filesystem, see Chapter 3: “Configuring and Administering AutoFS”
(page 67).
NFS Client Configuration Files and Daemons
This section describes the NFS client configuration files and daemons.
Configuration Files
Table 2-5 describes the NFS configuration files and their functions.
Table 2-5 NFS client configuration files
FunctionFile Name
Contains the list of filesystems that are currently mounted.
/etc/mnttab
Contains the default distributed filesystem type.
/etc/dfs/fstypes
Contains the list of filesystems that are automatically mounted at system
boot time.
/etc/fstab
Daemons
Table 2-6 describes the NFS client daemons and their functions.
Table 2-6 NFS client daemons
FunctionDaemon Name
Supports record lock and share lock operations on the NFS files.
rpc.lockd
Maintains a list of clients that have performed the file locking operation
over NFS against the server. These clients are monitored and notified in
the event of a system crash.
rpc.statd
Following are the tasks involved in configuring and administering an NFS client.
• Configuring the NFSv4 Client Protocol Version (Optional)
• “Deciding Between Standard-Mounted Directories and Automounted Directories”
(Required)
• “Enabling an NFS Client ” (Required)
• “Mounting Remote Directories ” (Required)
• “Changing the Default Mount Options” (Optional)
• “Unmounting (Removing) a Mounted Directory” (Optional)
• “Disabling NFS Client Capability” (Optional)
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