Sharing Files

A network file server can control which files are available for sharing. A network file server can also control which clients have access to the files, and what type of access is permitted for those clients. In general, the file server can grant read and write access or read-only access either to all clients or to specific clients. Access control is specified when resources are made available with the share command.

A server can use the /etc/dfs/dfstab file to list the file systems that it makes available to clients on the network. For more information about sharing file systems, see “Automatic File-System Sharing” in System Administration Guide: Resource Management and Network Services.