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Command: nfsconfig | Section: 8 | Source: Digital UNIX | File: nfsconfig.8X.gz
nfsconfig(8X) nfsconfig(8X)
NAME
nfsconfig - Used to configure a system as an NFS server or an NFS
client
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/nfsconfig [-ui cli [clioptions]|gui [x resources]|menu]
OPTIONS
Specifies the user interface to be invoked. The choices are: Specifies
command line interface, if this is available on your system Specifies
graphical user interface Specifies menu interface, if this is available
on your system Specific command line options that will be used to in-
teract with netconfig. The syntax is as follows: Provides a brief help
message, listing all the configurable components along with the actions
that can be performed on those components. Configurable components are
indicated in Help output by a "-" prefix. Provides a detailed help
message on how to configure the specified configurable component. Each
action will be listed on a separate line with the attributes that can
be used for the action. The configurable components are: Specifies
that your system will be configured as an NFS client. The possible op-
tions that can be set for -client are as follows: Specifies the number
of nfsiod daemons to be run. Represents the locking daemons
(rpc.lockd, rpc.statd). Set the value equal to Yes to enable the dae-
mons or No to disable the daemons. Represents the automountd daemon.
Set the value equal to Yes to enable the daemon or No to disable the
daemon. Represents automount arguments. If automount is set to Yes,
then set these arguments. For more information, see the automountd(8)
reference page. Specifies that your system will be configured as an
NFS server. The possible options which can be set for -server are as
follows: Specifies the number of tcpd daemons to be run. Specifies the
number of udpd daemons to be run. Represents the locking daemons
(rpc.lockd, rpc.statd). Set the value equal to Yes to enable the dae-
mons or No to disable the daemons. Represents the PC NFSD daemon. Set
the value equal to Yes to enable the daemon or No to disable the dae-
mon. Represents the Property List daemon. Set the value equal to Yes
to enable the daemon or No to disable the daemon. This option is used
to set the Internet Address Verification and domain checking for mounts
and unmounts. Set the value equal to Yes to enable this feature or No
to disable the feature. This option is used to set the Internet Ad-
dress Verification and subdomain checking for mounts and unmounts. Set
the value equal to Yes to enable this feature or No to disable the fea-
ture. Used to perform a specific action on the selected component, op-
tionally by altering the attribute's value for the selected component.
A list of actions and their specific attribute-value pair will be
listed by the clioption -configurable_component>Help. The actions are:
Causes a new configuration to be created on the system for the selected
component Modifies an existing configuration for the selected component
Adds a new value to an attribute on an existing configuration for the
selected component Deletes a value of an attribute on an existing con-
figuration for the selected component Removes an existing configuration
for the selected component Lists all the attribute-value pairs for the
selected component on the system
The x resources are standard X11 resource options. For more informa-
tion, see the X(1X) reference page.
DESCRIPTION
The NFS Configuration application, nfsconfig, is used by the System Ad-
ministrator or the UNIX(R) system manager to manage NFS configuration
issues.
It allows the system to be configured as an NFS server (to make its
file systems available to remote machines), or as an NFS client (to
mount remote file systems).
Before using nfsconfig, be sure to configure Network Interfaces using
the Network Configuration Manager application. You can access netcon-
fig from the Configuration Checklist.
You can configure your system as an NFS Server, an NFS Client, or both.
However, if the Network Interfaces are down, the following daemons will
not start: nfsd, pcnfsd, proplistd, mountd, and automountd.
Use nfsconfig to do the following: Manage the configuration of the sys-
tem as an NFS server. You can only configure your system as an NFS
server if the NFS Server option is built into the kernel. Manage the
configuration of the system as client-only system Specify file systems
to be mounted or exported Start and stop the NFS daemons
You must have root privileges to run this application.
The nfsconfig command has three user interface options: Graphical user
interface (GUI) Command line interface (CLI) Menu interface (Menu)
Running the Graphical User Interface Option:
To start nfsconfig from the graphical user interface, do the following:
Click on the Application Manager icon on the CDE front panel. Double
click on the System_Admin application group icon. Double click on the
Configuration application group icon. Double click on the NFS icon.
To start nfsconfig from the xterm, enter the following command from the
xterm: nfsconfig -ui gui [xresource options]
Running the Command Line Interface Option:
To start nfsconfig from the command line interface, enter the following
command from the xterm: /usr/sbin/nfsconfig
Running the Menu Interface Option:
To start the nfsconfig menu interface, enter the following command from
the xterm: nfsconfig -ui menu
This option starts the setup script for nfssetup. For more informa-
tion, see the nfssetup(8) reference page.
Running Online Help:
You can view the NFS Configuration online help volume without running
the application. To open the NFS Configuration help volume from the
command line, enter the following command: /usr/dt/bin/dthelpview
-helpVolume \ /usr/dt/appconfig/help/C/NfsConfig.sdl
You can also view online help for this application by choosing Help
from the menu bar in the GUI version. The Help pulldown menu is dis-
played, providing the following options: Displays the Overview section
of the help volume, which describes the purpose of the application, how
to run the application, and how to exit the application. Displays the
Tasks section of the help volume, which describes how to use the appli-
cation to perform various tasks. Displays the Reference section of the
help volume, which describes all dialog boxes and dialog box components
in the application. Activates the On Item help functionality by dis-
playing a question mark as the cursor. When the cursor is positioned
on any component in the application and you click on the component, a
Help Viewer window is opened and the help for the selected component is
displayed in the window. Displays the standard CDE instructions on how
to use the Help Viewer. Displays version, copyright, and trademark in-
formation for the application.
EXAMPLES
The following example shows how to configure the system as an NFS
client using the command line interface: nfsconfig -ui cli -client cre-
ate nfsiod=7 locking=yes automount=no The following example shows how
to modify the configuration of the NFS server and set the nonroot
mounts to yes using the command line interface: nfsconfig -ui cli
server modify nonroot=yes nfsconfig -ui cli nfsd modify
FILES
Specifies the environment variables that define the nfsconfig configu-
ration on your system
SEE ALSO
Commands: nfsd(8), nfsiod(8), tcp(7), udp(7), proplistd(8), pcnfsd(8),
mountd(8), automount(8), rpc.lockd(8), rpc.statd(8), dxfileshare(8X),
rc.config(4), nfs_intro(4)
nfsconfig(8X)