NFS Administration Guide

NFS Files

You need several ASCII files to support NFS activities on any computer. Table 3-1 lists these files and their functions.

Table 3-1 NFS ASCII Files


File Name	Function
`/etc/mnttab`	Lists file systems that are currently mounted, including automounted directories (see the mnttab(4) man page); do not edit this file.
`/etc/netconfig`	Lists the transport protocols; do not edit this file.
`/etc/nfssec.conf`	Lists NFS security services; do not edit this file.
`/etc/rmtab`	Lists file systems remotely mounted by NFS clients (see the rmtab(4) man page); do not edit this file.
`/etc/vfstab`	Defines file systems to be mounted locally (see the vfstab(4) man page).
`/etc/default/fs`	Lists the default file system type for local file systems.
`/etc/dfs/dfstab`	Lists the local resources to be shared.
`/etc/dfs/fstypes`	Lists the default file-system types for remote file systems.
`/etc/dfs/sharetab`	Lists the resources (local and remote) that are shared (see the sharetab(4) man page); do not edit this file.

The first entry in /etc/dfs/fstypes is often used as the default file-system type for remote file systems. This entry defines the NFS file-system type as the default.

Only one entry is in /etc/default/fs: the default file-system type for local disks. You can determine the file system types that are supported on a client or server by checking the files in /kernel/fs.