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NFS in Solaris

NFS i-e Network File System is used to share data, printer,
storage etc across unix systems.

Daemons that a NFS file system uses.

1. mountd : It does access control and handles 
    file systems mount request from remote
    client.

2. nfsd : It handles client file systems request.

3. stated : It works with lockd daemon to 
provide crash recovery function.

4. lockd : It does record locking operations on 
   nfs files.

5. nfs lockd : It provides operational login.


The Database Files associated with Network file 
system are :


1. /etc/dfs/dfstab : It lists local resources to be 
    shared.

2. /etc/dfs/sharetab : It lists local resources
    that are currently being shared by the nfs 
    server.

3. /etc/dfs/fstype : It lists default file system 
    types for remote file system.

4. /etc/mnttab : It contains list of file systems
    currently mounted on local system with 
    respect to the local as well as remote 
    file system.

5. /etc/nfs/nfslog.conf : It contains the 
    information defining the location of
    configuration logs used for nfs 
    server logins.

6. /etc/default/nfslogd : It contains 
    information regarding configuration
    describing the behaviour of nfs 
    log daemon.

7. /etc/rmtab : It contains the table of the file 
    systems remotely mounted by nfs clients.

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