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Re: Autofs and NFS, user mapping



Tom H wrote:
> Bob Proulx wrote:
> > A pet peeve of mine is "share". Windows has "shares". Unix has
> > "filesystems". NFS is itself a Network File System. So saying
> > Network File System Share feels like saying a Personal PIN
> > Number. It would make me happier if people just referred to
> > them as filesystems.
> 
> Share is at least partially right because on Solaris, from where nfs
> comes, you create an nfs export with "share ...", exported filesystems
> are listed in "/etc/dfs/sharetab", and you list available shares on a
> server with "dfshares [server]".

Oh...  Alright.  (head hanging down dejectedly, kicks floor with foot)
I should be more tolerant.  :-)

Thanks!
Bob

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