Checking for the NFS Version 4 Domain

Before assigning a value for your network's NFS Version 4 domain, check whether an NFS Version 4 domain has already been configured for your network. The following examples provide ways of identifying your network's NFS Version 4 domain.

  • To identify the NFS Version 4 domain from a DNS TXT RR, use either the nslookup or the dig command:

    The following example shows sample output for the nslookup command:

    # nslookup -q=txt _nfsv4idmapdomain
    Server:         10.255.255.255
    Address:        10.255.255.255#53
    
    _nfsv4idmapdomain.company.example.com text = "example.com"

    The following example shows sample output for the dig command:

    # dig +domain=company.example.com -t TXT _nfsv4idmapdomain
    ...
    ;; QUESTION SECTION:
    ;_nfsv4idmapdomain.company.example.com. IN    TXT
    
    ;; ANSWER SECTION:
    _nfsv4idmapdomain.company.example.com. 21600 IN TXT   "example.com"
    
    ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
    ...

    For information about setting up a DNS TXT RR, see nfsmapid and DNS TXT Records.

  • If your network is not set up with a NFS Version 4 DNS TXT RR, use the following command to identify your NFS Version 4 domain from the DNS domain name:

    # egrep domain /etc/resolv.conf
    domain company.example.com
  • If the /etc/resolv.conf file is not configured to provide a DNS domain name for the client, use the following command to identify the domain from the network's NFS Version 4 domain configuration:

    # cat /system/volatile/nfs4_domain
    example.com
  • If you are using a different naming service, such as NIS, use the following command to identify the domain for the naming service configured for your network:

    # domainname
    it.company.example.com

For more information, see the following man pages: