File sharing with (PC)NFS clients

Creating (PC)NFS user entries on the filer

Reason for creating (PC)NFS user entries

If you want to use local files to authenticate users and to determine group membership, create (PC)NFS user entries in the local files. The local files used by the pcnfsd daemon are the /etc/passwd file, the /etc/shadow file, and the /etc/group file.

Creating (PC)NFS user entries

To create (PC)NFS user entries on the filer, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Select a UNIX host with the /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, and /etc/group files that contain all (PC)NFS users to be authenticated by the filer.
2	Copy the files from the UNIX host to the filer.