11.1. NFS services
NFS provides its services through a client-server relationship. The computers that make their file systems, directories, and other resources available for remote access are called servers. The act of making file systems available is called exporting. The computers, or the processes they run, that use a server’s resources are considered clients. Once a client mounts a file system that a server exports, the client can access the individual server files. Access to exported directories can be restricted to specific clients.
The following are a list of terms that are used throughout this discussion:
| Server | A computer that makes its file systems, directories, and other resources available for remote access. |
| Clients | The computers, or ... |
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