1. Create a new directory inside "/" directory using NetInfoManger and name it "exports". All of the exported directories are configured from within the new directory.
2. Create a new directory for the directory you want exported inside /exports.
In this document, /Applications is used as an example.
Figure 1 Initial /Applications directory
3. Create a new property in /Applications.
A. Click Name Property
B. Choose New Property from the Directory menu.
This creates a new property called new_property with a value of new_value.
C. Change new_property to opts
Additional values need to be created for the opts property (done in step 4)
D. Change new_value to mapall=nobody
4. Select opts
5. Choose New Value from the Directory menu.
6. Change the value to network=xxx.xxx.xx.x
xxx.xxx.xx.x is your network IP address (example, 192.168.42.0)
Important: The network value must contain a 0 in the last octet. This specifies the entire subnet.
7. Choose New Value from the Directory menu.
8. Change the value to mask=xxx.xxx.xxx.x
xxx.xxx.xxx.x is the subnet mask (example, 255.255.255.0)
If a directory needs to be exported to more than one subnet, use network=192.0.0.0 and mask=255.0.0.0. This exports the directory to the entire 192 network.
The final /Applications directory should look similar to figure 2.
Figure 2 Final /Applications directory
Important: You must restart the computer for any changes that are made to the exports directory in NetInfoManager to take effect.
How to Export the Same Directory to Multiple Subnets
1. Create an export for the first subnet following the steps described in How to Export a Directory to a Subnet.
2. Duplicate this directory.
3. Remove the word copy from the name of the duplicated directory.
4. Change the network= value to the new subnet value.
Repeat steps 1 through 4 as necessary to cover all subnets.
5. Restart the computer.