Overview Of Native File Access For Unix; Nfs Server - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Overview of Native File Access for UNIX

NFS Server

Figure 1 NFS Server Functionality
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This path
(/vol/memos)
is exported
for access
by the UNIX
host MADRID.
Making the NetWare File System Available to NFS Clients
Network File System (NFS) enables UNIX users to access a NetWare file
system as if it were a local directory on the UNIX workstation. Any client that
supports the NFS protocol can also access NetWare files using the NFS
Server.
This section uses the UNIX operating system as the example when referring
to the remote NFS client. The following figure shows an example of the NFS
Server file sharing process.
NetWare Server
SFO-ARGOS
Before UNIX users can access the NetWare file system, it must be made
available to the UNIX workstations. This process is called exporting the file
system. When exporting, you can define who should access the information
and how it is accessed by specifying the trusted systems and export options.
For example, you can restrict the access to specific UNIX workstations, export
the directory as Read-only, etc.
UNIX Host
MADRID
2
The UNIX host
MADRID mounts
the exported path.
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This path is now
accessible as if it
were a local
directory.
Working with UNIX Machines
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