Installation guide

Chapter 17. Network File System (NFS) 255
• fstab — Gives details for the format of the /etc/fstab file used to mount file systems at
system boot.
• nfs — Provides detail on NFS-specific file system export and mount options.
• exports — Shows common options used in the /etc/exports file when exporting NFS file
systems.
17.5.2. Related Books
• Managing NFS and NIS by Hal Stern, Mike Eisler, and Ricardo Labiaga; O’Reilly & Associates —
Makes an excellent reference guide for the many different NFS export and mount options available.
• NFS Illustrated by Brent Callaghan; Addison-Wesley Publishing Company — Provides compar-
isons of NFS to other network file systems and shows, in detail, how NFS communication occurs.