How to Select Different Versions of NFS on a Client by Modifying the /etc/default/nfs File

The following procedure shows you how to control which version of NFS is used on the client by modifying the /etc/default/nfs file. If you prefer to use the command line, refer to How to Use the Command Line to Select Different Versions of NFS on a Client.

1. Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.

   Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services. To configure a role with the Primary Administrator profile, see Chapter 2, Working With the Solaris Management Console (Tasks), in System Administration Guide: Basic Administration.

2. Edit the /etc/default/nfs file.

   For example, if you want only version 3 on the client, set the values for both NFS_CLIENT_VERSMAX and NFS_CLIENT_VERSMIN to 3. For a list of keywords and their values, refer to Keywords for the /etc/default/nfs File.

   NFS_CLIENT_VERSMAX=value NFS_CLIENT_VERSMIN=value

   value

   Provide the version number.

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   Note –

   By default, these lines are commented. Remember to remove the pound (#) sign, also.

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3. Mount NFS on the client.

   Type the following command:

   # mount server-name:/share-point /local-dir

   server-name

   Provide the name of the server.

   /share-point

   Provide the path of the remote directory to be shared.

   /local-dir

   Provide the path of the local mount point.

See Also

Version Negotiation in NFS