NFS Files

You need several files to support NFS activities on any system. Many of these files are in ASCII format, but some of the files are data files. The following table lists NFS files and their functions.

Table 7-1 NFS Files

File Name	Function	Man Page
/etc/default/fs	Specifies the default file system type for local file systems. You can determine the file system types that are supported on a client or server by checking the files in /kernel/fs.	fs(5)
/etc/default/nfslogd	Specifies configuration information for the NFS server logging daemon, nfslogd	nfslogd(8)
/etc/dfs/dfstab	Obsolete: Specifies the local resources to be shared.	dfstab(5)
/etc/dfs/fstypes	Specifies the default file system types for remote file systems. The first entry defines the NFS file system type as the default.	fstypes(5)
/etc/dfs/sharetab	Specifies the local and remote resources that are shared. Do not edit this file.	sharetab(5)
/etc/mnttab	Specifies file systems that are currently mounted, including automounted directories. Do not edit this file.	mnttab(5)
/etc/netconfig	Specifies the transport protocols. Do not edit this file.	netconfig(5)
/etc/nfs/nfslog.conf	Specifies general configuration information for NFS server logging.	nfslog.conf(5)
/etc/nfs/nfslogtab	Specifies information for log post processing by the nfslogd daemon. Do not edit this file.
/etc/nfssec.conf	Specifies NFS security services.	nfssec.conf(5)
/etc/rmtab	Specifies file systems that are remotely mounted by NFS clients. Do not edit this file.	rmtab(5)
/etc/vfstab	Defines file systems to be mounted locally.	vfstab(5)