Chapter 2

File Access Using NFS

About this chapter  

This chapter provides information about preparing your filer for sharing resources with NFS and (PC)NFS clients. A resource is a file, directory, or volume on the filer. This chapter also discusses how the filer transfers files to WebNFS clients.

Topics in this chapter  

This chapter discusses the following topics:

• How resources become available to NFS clients
• Access restrictions for exported resources
• How /etc/exports works
• Exporting or unexporting resources using the exportfs command
• Providing secure NFS access
• Enabling and disabling NFS versions
• Using NFSv4
• File sharing with (PC)NFS clients
• Defining the umask for (PC)NFS-created files and directories
• Configuring Data ONTAP for WebNFS

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