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# in maps
  Step 1: Creating the Maps

& automatic mounters metacharacter
  Ampersand (&) Metacharacter

– in maps
  Including Supplementary Maps

/– mount point
  Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
  Direct Maps for the Automatic Mounter

–hosts map
  Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
  Setting Up a Default Automatic Mounter Environment

* automatic mounters metacharacter
  Asterisk (*) Metacharacter

+ in maps
  Including Supplementary Maps

\ automatic mounters metacharacter
  Backslash (\) Disabling Signal

access export option
  /etc/exports Options
  Efficient Exporting

anon export option
  /etc/exports Options
  Efficient Exporting

asynchronous data transfer
  NFS Input/Output Management

attribute caching
  /`etc/fstab` Options

AutoFS
  ONC3/NFS Components

autofs command
  `autofsd` and `autofs` Command Options
  Setting Up a Default Automatic Mounter Environment
  Step 2: Starting the Automatic Mounter Program

AutoFS file system
  About the AutoFS Filesystem

autofsd command
  `autofsd` and `autofs` Command Options

autofsd daemon
  Simplified `autofs` Operation

automatic mounters
  at system startup
    Role of `automount` in System Startup
  definition
    NFS Automatic Mounting
  map types
    About Automatic Mounter Map Types
    Effect of `automount` Map Types
  maps
    `automount` Files and Maps
    `autofs` Files and Maps
  metacharacters
    Using Metacharacters
  modifying maps
    Modifying the Automatic Mounter Maps
  NIS maps
    Including Supplementary Maps
  process description
    Automatic Mount Process
    Troubleshooting `automount`
  recommendations
    Effective Automatic Mounting
  setting up custom environment
    Setting Up a Custom Automatic Mounter Environment
  setting up default environment
    Setting Up a Default Automatic Mounter Environment
  starting command
    Step 2: Starting the Automatic Mounter Program
  symbolic links
    Using Hierarchical Formats in Group Mounts
    Daemon Action in the Mounting Process
  testing
    Step 4: Testing the Automatic Mounter
  verifying process is running
    Step 3: Verifying the Automatic Mounter Process

automatic mounters and environment variables
  Using Environment Variables

automatic mounters metacharacter (")
  Double Quotation Marks (") String Delimiters

automount command
  Customizing `automount` Commands
  Step 2: Starting the Automatic Mounter Program
  Setting Up a Default Automatic Mounter Environment
  Step 2: Starting the Automatic Mounter Program
  Modifying the Automatic Mounter Maps
  at system startup
    Role of `automount` in System Startup
  error messages
    Verbose `automount` and `autofs` Error Messages
  killing
    Modifying Direct Maps

back file system
  Planning a CacheFS File System

bg mount option
  /`etc/fstab` Options
  Efficient Mounting with `/etc/fstab`

biod daemon
  Troubleshooting Slow Performance

cached file systems
  back file system
    Planning a CacheFS File System
  creating
    Creating a Cache
  definition
    About CacheFS Ffilesystemilesystem
  deleting
    Deleting a CacheFS File System
  displaying information about
    Displaying Information About Cached File Systems
  front file system
    Planning a CacheFS File System
  maxblocks parameter
    Cache Resource Parameters in CacheFS
  maxfiles parameter
    Cache Resource Parameters in CacheFS
  modifying parameters
    Modifying CacheFS File System Parameters
  mounting
    Mounting a Cached File System
  mounting a CD-ROM
    Mounting a CD-ROM as a Cached File System
  parameters
    Cache Resource Parameters in CacheFS
  setting parameters
    Setting Cache Parameters
  setting up
    Setting Up a Cached File System

CacheFS
  troubleshooting
    Troubleshooting CacheFS

cfsadmin command
  Cached File System Administration
  Creating a Cache
  Setting Cache Parameters
  Modifying CacheFS File System Parameters
  Deleting a CacheFS File System

chkconfig command
  automatic mounters flag
    Automatic Mount Process
    Step 2: Starting the Automatic Mounter Program
    Setting Up a Default Automatic Mounter Environment
  cachefs flag
    Setting Up the CacheFS File System
  lockd flag
    Setting Up the Lock Manager
  nfs flag
    Setting Up the NFS Server
    Setting Up an NFS Client
    Setting Up a Default Automatic Mounter Environment

client
  definition
    Client-Server Fundamentals
  performance
    Changing the Number of NFS Server Daemons
  setting up
    Setting Up an NFS Client

client-server model
  Client-Server Fundamentals

crash recovery
  and lock manager
    NFS Locking and Crash Recovery
  and network status monitor
    NFS Locking and the Network Status Monitor

delayed writes
  NFS Input/Output Management

deleting
  cached file systems
    Deleting a CacheFS File System

direct maps
  Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
  Step 1: Creating the Maps
  modifying
    Modifying Direct Maps

diskless workstations
  NFS and Diskless Workstations

environment variables in maps
  Using Environment Variables

error messages
  automount and autofs
    General `automount` and `autofs` Error Messages
  mount
    `mount` Error Messages
  verbose autofs and automount
    Verbose `automount` and `autofs` Error Messages

/etc/auto_master file
  Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
  Step 1: Creating the Maps

/etc/auto.indirect file
  Modifying Direct Maps

/etc/auto.master file
  Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
  Step 1: Creating the Maps
  Modifying the Master Map

/etc/config/auto_master file
  Step 2: Starting the Automatic Mounter Program

/etc/config/autofsd.options file
  `autofsd` and `autofs` Command Options

/etc/config/autofs.options file
  Automatic Mount Process
  `autofsd` and `autofs` Command Options
  `autofs` Files and Maps
  Setting Up a Default Automatic Mounter Environment
  Step 2: Starting the Automatic Mounter Program

/etc/config/automount.options file
  Automatic Mount Process
  `automount` Files and Maps
  Setting Up a Default Automatic Mounter Environment
  Step 2: Starting the Automatic Mounter Program

/etc/config/nfsd.options file
  Changing the Number of NFS Server Daemons

/etc/exports file
  Customizing `exportfs`
  Sample `/etc/exports` File
  `automount` Files and Maps
  `autofs` Files and Maps
  Setting Up the NFS Server

/etc/fstab file
  Operation of `/etc/fstab` and Other Mount Files
  `/etc/fstab` Additions for CacheFS
  Setting Up an NFS Client
  Mount Point Conflicts
  Understanding the Mount Process

/etc/init.d/autoconfigure script
  Setting Up the NFS Server
  Setting Up an NFS Client

/etc/init.d/network script
  Automatic Mount Process
  File System Export Process
  Setting Up the NFS Server
  Step 2: Starting the Automatic Mounter Program
  Setting Up the CacheFS File System
  Role of `automount` in System Startup

/etc/mtab file
  Customizing`mount` and `umount` Commands
  Step 3: Verifying the Automatic Mounter Process
  Operation of Automatic Mounter Files and Maps
  Effective Automatic Mounting
  Understanding the Mount Process

/etc/rmtab file
  `Operation of /etc/exports` and Other Export Files

/etc/xtab file
  `Operation of /etc/exports` and Other Export Files
  Setting Up a Default Automatic Mounter Environment

export option
  /etc/exports Options

export options
  /etc/exports Options

exported filesystems
  different pathname
    NFS Mount Points
  export options
    /etc/exports Options
  exportfs command. See exportfs command.
    File System Export Process
  local to server
    File System Export Process
  recommendations
    Efficient Exporting

exportfs command
  File System Export Process
  Efficient Exporting
  Setting Up the NFS Server

exporting
  definition
    Exporting NFS Ffilesystemilesystems
  parent and child directories
    Exporting NFS Ffilesystemilesystems
  restrictions
    Exporting NFS Ffilesystemilesystems

exporting security caveats
  Security Caveats for Exporting

failure
  of client
    UDP Stateless Protocol
    NFS Locking and Crash Recovery
    Verifying Client Status
  of network
    UDP Stateless Protocol
    NFS Locking and Crash Recovery
    Verifying Network Status
    Troubleshooting Slow Performance
  of remote mount
    Troubleshooting NFS Common Failures
  of server
    UDP Stateless Protocol
    NFS Locking and Crash Recovery
    /`etc/fstab` Options
    Verifying Server Status

fg mount option
  /`etc/fstab` Options

file handle
  Role of `automount` in System Startup

file locking service. See lock manager.
  NFS File Locking Service

front file system
  Planning a CacheFS File System

group mounts
  Including Group Mounts in Maps

grpid mount option
  /`etc/fstab` Options

hanging
  Troubleshooting Lack of Server Response

hard mount option
  /`etc/fstab` Options

hard-mounted filesystems
  /`etc/fstab` Options
  Troubleshooting NFS Common Failures

hierarchical mounts
  Using Hierarchical Formats in Group Mounts

host database
  `automount` Files and Maps
  `autofs` Files and Maps

$ in maps
  Using Environment Variables

indirect maps
  Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
  Indirect Maps for the Automatic Mounter
  Step 1: Creating the Maps
  Modifying Indirect Maps

input/output management
  NFS Input/Output Management

IP address translation
  Understanding the Mount Process

limiting cache
  Cache Resource Parameters in CacheFS

lock manager
  application calls
    NFS File Locking Service
  crash recovery
    NFS Locking and Crash Recovery
  description
    NFS File Locking Service
  setting up
    Setting Up the Lock Manager
  verifying
    Setting Up the Lock Manager

lockd daemon
  Setting Up the Lock Manager

loopback mounting, definition
  NFS Mount Restrictions

maps
  # in maps
    Step 1: Creating the Maps
  & metacharacter
    Ampersand (&) Metacharacter
  – in maps
    Including Supplementary Maps
  * metacharacter
    Asterisk (*) Metacharacter
  + in maps
    Including Supplementary Maps
  \ metacharacter
    Backslash (\) Disabling Signal
  alternate servers
    Specifying Alternative Servers
  automatic mounters
    About Automatic Mounter Map Types
  definition
    `automount` Files and Maps
    `autofs` Files and Maps
  direct
    Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
    Step 1: Creating the Maps
    Modifying Direct Maps
  environment variables
    Using Environment Variables
  $ for environment variables
    Using Environment Variables
  group mounts
    Including Group Mounts in Maps
  hierarchical
    Using Hierarchical Formats in Group Mounts
  indirect
    Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
    Indirect Maps for the Automatic Mounter
    Step 1: Creating the Maps
    Modifying Indirect Maps
  master
    Step 1: Creating the Maps
    Modifying the Master Map
  " metacharacter
    Double Quotation Marks (") String Delimiters
  metacharacters
    Using Metacharacters
  modifying
    Modifying the Automatic Mounter Maps
  NIS databases
    Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
  options
    Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
  supplementary maps
    Including Supplementary Maps
  types
    About Automatic Mounter Map Types
  wild card
    Asterisk (*) Metacharacter
  {} for environment variables
    Using Environment Variables

master maps
  Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
  Step 1: Creating the Maps
  Modifying the Master Map

maxblocks
  cfsadmin parameter
    Cache Resource Parameters in CacheFS

maxfiles
  cfsadmin parameter
    Cache Resource Parameters in CacheFS

metacharacters
  Using Metacharacters

mount command
  error messages
    `mount` Error Messages
  how invoked
    /`etc/fstab` Mount Process
  ignoring fstab entries
    /`etc/fstab` Options
  mount process description
    /`etc/fstab` Mount Process
    Understanding the Mount Process
  on client
    Setting Up an NFS Client
  options
    Customizing`mount` and `umount` Commands
  temporary mounting
    Temporary NFS Mounting

mount points
  conflicts
    Mount Point Conflicts
  definition
    NFS Mount Points
  empty or not?
    /`etc/fstab` Mount Process
  for automatic mounters
    `automount` Mount Points
    `autofs` Mount Points

mounting
  definition
    Mounting NFS Filesystems
  exported directories
    /`etc/fstab` Mount Process
  hard mounts
    /`etc/fstab` Options
    Troubleshooting NFS Common Failures
  illustration
    NFS Mount Points
  mount point directories
    /`etc/fstab` Mount Process
  options
    /`etc/fstab` Options
  process description
    /`etc/fstab` Mount Process
    Understanding the Mount Process
  recommendations
    Efficient Mounting with `/etc/fstab`
  remote mount failed
    Troubleshooting NFS Common Failures
  restrictions
    NFS Mount Restrictions
  soft mounts
    /`etc/fstab` Options
  temporary
    Temporary NFS Mounting

mounting a CD-ROM as a cached file system
  Mounting a CD-ROM as a Cached File System

mounting cached file systems
  Mounting a Cached File System

multihopping
  NFS Mount Restrictions

netgroups
  /etc/exports Options
  Efficient Exporting

network lock manager. See lock manager.
  NFS File Locking Service

network status monitor
  NFS Locking and the Network Status Monitor

NFS
  and OSI model
    About NFS
  definition
    About NFS

nfsd daemon
  Changing the Number of NFS Server Daemons

NIS
  and maps
    Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
  and UNS
    About UNS and NIS
  databases
    Understanding the Mount Process
  definition
    About NFS and the Network Information Service
  documentation
    ONC3/NFS Components
  maps
    Step 2: Starting the Automatic Mounter Program
    Including Supplementary Maps
  netgroups for access lists
    Efficient Exporting

noauto mount option
  /`etc/fstab` Options

nodev mount option
  /`etc/fstab` Options

nohide export option
  /etc/exports Options
  Efficient Exporting
  Efficient Mounting with `/etc/fstab`

noint mount option
  Efficient Mounting with `/etc/fstab`

nointr mount option
  /`etc/fstab` Options

nosuid mount option
  /`etc/fstab` Options

options
  CacheFS
    `/etc/fstab` Additions for CacheFS
  mount, consistency
    Consistency Checking with `mount` Command in CacheFS

performance is slow
  Troubleshooting Slow Performance

port mount option
  /`etc/fstab` Options

portmapper
  Setting Up the NFS Server
  Understanding the Mount Process
  Role of `automount` in System Startup

private mount option
  /`etc/fstab` Options
  Efficient Mounting with `/etc/fstab`

proto mount option
  /`etc/fstab` Options

remote devices
  Failure to Access Remote Devices

remote procedure call (RPC)
  and lock manager
    NFS File Locking Service
  and NFS
    About NFS

retrans mount option
  /`etc/fstab` Options

retransmission rates
  Troubleshooting Slow Performance

ro mount option
  /`etc/fstab` Options

root export option
  /etc/exports Options
  Efficient Exporting

rpcinfo command
  Setting Up the NFS Server
  Verifying Server Status

rpc.lockd daemon
  Setting Up the Lock Manager

rpc.statd daemon
  Setting Up the Lock Manager

rsize mount option
  /`etc/fstab` Options

rw export option
  /etc/exports Options

rw mount option
  /`etc/fstab` Options

secure installations
  Efficient Exporting

security
  exporting caveats
    Security Caveats for Exporting

secutiry
  exporting caveats
    Security Caveats for Exporting

server
  daemons
    Changing the Number of NFS Server Daemons
  definition
    Client-Server Fundamentals
  setting up
    Setting Up the NFS Server

sgi_mountd daemon
  Setting Up the NFS Server
  Verifying Server Status

showmount command
  `Operation of /etc/exports` and Other Export Files

soft mount option
  /`etc/fstab` Options

soft-mounted filesystems
  /`etc/fstab` Options
  Troubleshooting NFS Common Failures

statd daemon
  NFS Locking and the Network Status Monitor
  Setting Up the Lock Manager

stateless protocol
  UDP Stateless Protocol

supplementary maps
  Including Supplementary Maps

synchronous writes
  NFS Input/Output Management
  /etc/exports Options
  Efficient Exporting

timeo mount option
  /`etc/fstab` Options

timeout limit
  /`etc/fstab` Options

/tmp_mnt directory
  `automount` Files and Maps
  Setting Up a Default Automatic Mounter Environment
  Daemon Action in the Mounting Process

troubleshooting CacheFS
  Troubleshooting CacheFS

troubleshooting recommendations
  General Recommendations

umount command
  Specifying Alternative Servers

unexporting, definition
  Exporting NFS Ffilesystemilesystems

Unified Name Service(UNS)
  About UNS and NIS

unmount command
  Customizing`mount` and `umount` Commands

unmounting
  definition
    Mounting NFS Filesystems

/usr/etc/resolv.conf file
  Understanding the Mount Process

/var/adm/SYSLOG file
  General Recommendations

wsize mount option
  /`etc/fstab` Options

wsync export option
  /etc/exports Options
  Efficient Exporting

{} in maps
  Using Environment Variables

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