Chapter 18. Network File System

Terms you'll need to understand:

  • Network File System (NFS)

  • Resource sharing and mounting

  • WebNFS

  • Auto File System (AutoFS) service

  • Cache File System (CacheFS) service

Techniques you'll need to master:

  • Sharing and unsharing NFS resources

  • Mounting and unmounting NFS resources

  • Determining NFS resources, shared or mounted

  • Configuring AutoFS maps

  • Managing a CacheFS cache

This chapter covers some additional topics relating to file systems. The first part covers the Network File System (NFS) and the commands used to administer NFS. The next part describes the AutoFS and CacheFS services that support NFS. This chapter covers the NFS, AutoFS, and CacheFS test objectives.

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