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21.11. Additional Resources
Administering an NFS server can be a challenge. Many options, including quite a few not mentioned in this chapter, are available for exporting or mounting NFS shares. Consult the following sources for more information.
21.11.1. Installed Documentation
/usr/share/doc/nfs-utils-<version-number>/— Replace <version-number> with the version number of the NFS package installed. This directory contains a wealth of information about the NFS implementation for Linux, including a look at various NFS configurations and their impact on file transfer performance.man mount— Contains a comprehensive look at mount options for both NFS server and client configurations.man fstab— Gives details for the format of the/etc/fstabfile used to mount file systems at boot-time.man nfs— Provides details on NFS-specific file system export and mount options.man exports— Shows common options used in the/etc/exportsfile when exporting NFS file systems.
21.11.2. Useful Websites
- http://nfs.sourceforge.net/ — The home of the Linux NFS project and a great place for project status updates.
- http://www.citi.umich.edu/projects/nfsv4/linux/ — An NFSv4 for Linux 2.6 kernel resource.
- http://www.nfsv4.org — The home of NFS version 4 and all related standards.
- http://www.vanemery.com/Linux/NFSv4/NFSv4-no-rpcsec.html — Describes the details of NFSv4 with Fedora Core 2, which includes the 2.6 kernel.
- http://www.sane.nl/events/sane2000/papers/pawlowski.pdf — An excellent whitepaper on the features and enhancements of the NFS Version 4 protocol.
- http://wiki.autofs.net — The Autofs wiki, discussions, documentation and enhancements.
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