NFS Administration Guide
    
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 mail command ( Index Term Link )
 
 map key bad message ( Index Term Link )
 
 maps (autofs)
  See also direct maps; indirect maps; master map (auto_master); mount points
  administrative tasks ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  automount command, when to run ( Index Term Link )
  avoiding mount conflicts ( Index Term Link )
  comments in ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  default autofs behavior ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  direct ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  executable ( Index Term Link )
  -hosts special map ( Index Term Link )
  indirect ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  maintenance methods ( Index Term Link )
  master ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  modifying ( Index Term Link )
   direct maps ( Index Term Link )
   indirect maps ( Index Term Link )
   maintenance method ( Index Term Link )
   master map ( Index Term Link )
  multiple mounts ( Index Term Link )
  network navigation ( Index Term Link )
  referring to other maps ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  selecting read-only files for clients ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  special characters ( Index Term Link )
  splitting long lines in ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  starting the navigation process ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   mount points ( Index Term Link )
   mount process ( Index Term Link )
  types and their uses ( Index Term Link )
  variables ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 master map (auto_master)
  /- mount point ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  comments in ( Index Term Link )
  comparing with /etc/mnttab file ( Index Term Link )
  contents ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  described ( Index Term Link )
  modifying ( Index Term Link )
  overriding options ( Index Term Link )
  overview ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  preinstalled ( Index Term Link )
  Secure NFS setup ( Index Term Link )
  security restrictions ( Index Term Link )
  syntax ( Index Term Link )
  when to run automount command ( Index Term Link )
 
 messages
  See error messages
 
 MIT Project Athena ( Index Term Link )
 
 mnttab file
  comparing with auto_master map ( Index Term Link )
  creating ( Index Term Link )
  described ( Index Term Link )
 
 mount command
  See also mounting
  autofs and ( Index Term Link )
  described ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  diskless clients need for ( Index Term Link )
  options
   NFS file systems ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   no arguments ( Index Term Link )
  superuser usage ( Index Term Link )
  using ( Index Term Link )
 
 mount of server:pathname error ( Index Term Link )
 
 mount points
  /- as master map mount point ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  avoiding conflicts ( Index Term Link )
  fuser -k ( Index Term Link )
  /home ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  /net ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mountall command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mountd daemon
  checking response on server ( Index Term Link )
  described ( Index Term Link )
  enabling without rebooting ( Index Term Link )
  not registered with rpcbind ( Index Term Link )
  remote mounting requirement ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  verifying if running ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mounting
  See also mount command
  all file systems in a table ( Index Term Link )
  autofs and ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  background retries ( Index Term Link )
  boot time method ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  diskless client requirements ( Index Term Link )
  examples ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  foreground retries ( Index Term Link )
  keyboard interruption during ( Index Term Link )
  list of mounted file systems ( Index Term Link )
  manually (on the fly) ( Index Term Link )
  options
   NFS file systems ( Index Term Link )
  options for NFS file systems ( Index Term Link )
  overlaying already mounted file system ( Index Term Link )
  read-only specification ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  read-write specification ( Index Term Link )
  remote mounting
   daemons required ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   troubleshooting ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  server not responding ( Index Term Link )
  soft versus hard ( Index Term Link )
  soft vs. hard ( Index Term Link )
 
 moving computers ( Index Term Link )
 
 MS-DOS files, accessing ( Index Term Link )
 
 mtab file
  See mnttab file