A/UX: How to Mount a Remote NFS System Automatically (9/94)


How do I make a remote NFS file system mount automatically at startup?

1) Log on the system as "root".

2) First, remember that you will need a directory on which you will mount
the remote file partition. Let's call the directory "mntdir".

3) Create the directory mntdir in "/"; enter the command-line:
mkdir /mntdir

4) You need the name of the remote file partition. Use the
/usr/catman directory on the remote system "my_system_name" as an
example.

5) Edit the file /etc/fstab. This file contains a list of file partitions
that will automatically be mounted at boot time.

6) Add the line: my_system_name:/usr/catman /mntdir nfs rw,soft 0 0

7) Save the file and exit the editor.

8) Shut the system down.

9) Bring the system back up into multi-user mode.

10) The names of the local and remote partitions will be listed as they are
automatically mounted.


Article Change History:
06 Sep 1994 - Reviewed.
31 Aug 1992 - REVIEWED for technical accuracy

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Published Date: Feb 18, 2012