Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 3 Reference Manual page 141

Chapter 9. Network File System (NFS)
information about the NFS implementation for Linux, including a look at various NFS
configurations and their impact on file transfer performance.
— Contains a comprehensive look at mount options for both NFS server and client
• man mount
configurations.
— Gives details for the format of the
• man fstab
system boot.
— Provides detail on NFS-specific file system export and mount options.
• man nfs
— Shows common options used in the
• man exports
file systems.
9.6.2. Useful Websites
http://sourceforge.net/projects/nfs/ — The home of the Linux NFS project and a great place for
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priject status updates.
9.6.3. Related Books
Managing NFS and NIS by Hal Stern, Mike Eisler, and Ricardo Labiaga; O'Reilly & Associates —
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Makes an excellent reference guide for the many different NFS export and mount options available.
NFS Illustrated by Brent Callaghan; Addison-Wesley Publishing Company — Provides compar-
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isons of NFS to other network file systems and shows, in detail, how NFS communication occurs.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide; Red Hat, Inc. — The Network File System
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(NFS) chapter explains concisely how to set up an NFS clients and servers.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Security Guide; Red Hat, Inc. — The Server Security chapter explains
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ways to secure NFS and other services.
file used to mount file systems at
/etc/fstab
/etc/exports
file when exporting NFS
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