NIS is not necessary for mounting. All that you need is same userid on
both the m/c and an entry in /etc/exports of the file server mentioning
the directories u need to export. Mentioning a directory in the exports
file means it includes its subdirectories also.Also you require NFS server
running.
Senthil vel
On Thu, 18 Feb 1999, John Perser wrote:
>
> I'm a little confused about how NFS/NIS should be used together or even
> if they are really needed at the same time.
> I want to be able to mount exported volumes from one host on another
> WITH read/write permissions.
> Will I need to run NIS to make this work or can I just have the same
> userid and groupid on the two different machines.
>
> regs,
> -jrp
>
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