NFS Server - HPUX - exportfs

Sharing directories from a NFS Server in HP-UX.

View the currently shared dir:

root@MyHP-Server:/Application/files/data/var/in# exportfs -v
/Application/files -rw=Server0:Server1:Server2:Server3:Server4:Server5.bc:Server6

The data is in file /etc/exports

root@ MyHP-Server:/Application/files/data/var/in# cat /etc/exports
/Application/files     -rw=Server0:Server1:Server2:Server3:Server4:Server5:Server6

root@MyHP-Server:/Application/files/data/var/in# vi /etc/exports
 

Edit the file and add another host New-Server-To-Share to share

"/etc/exports" 1 line, 117 characters
/Application/files     -rw=Server0:Server1:Server2:Server3:Server4:Server5:Server6:New-Server-To-Share
~
~
~
~
~
~
"/etc/exports" 1 line, 144 characters
root@MyHP-Server:/Application/files/data/var/in#
 

The newly added host has not yet been recognized

root@MyHP-Server:/Application/files/data/var/in# exportfs -v
/Application/files -rw=Server0:Server1:Server2:Server3:Server4:Server5:Server6
root@MyHP-Server:/Application/files/data/var/in#
 

Run exportfs -a to share the dir to all host again. Now the new host will be recognized.

root@MyHP-Server:/Application/files/data/var/in# exportfs -a
exportfs error: Server1: unknown host
exportfs error: Server2: unknown host
exportfs error: Server3: unknown host
root@MyHP-Server:/Application/files/data/var/in#

root@MyHP-Server:/Application/files/data/var/in# exportfs -v
/Application/files -rw=Server0:Server1:Server2:Server3:Server4:Server5.bc:Server6:New-Server-To-Share
root@MyHP-Server:/Application/files/data/var/in#
root@MyHP-Server:/Application/files/data/var/in#

root@MyHP-Server:/Application/files/data/var/in# cat /etc/xtab
/Application/files -rw= Server0:Server1:Server2:Server3:Server4:Server5.bc:Server6:New-Server-To-Share

Some examples from Man pages and files associated with NFS:

List currently exported directories and files:

           exportfs

Export entries in /etc/exports

           exportfs -a

Unexport all exported files and directories:

           exportfs -ua

Unexport all exported files and directories and print each directory or filename as it is unexported:

           exportfs -uav

Export /usr to the world, ignoring options in /etc/exports:

           exportfs -i /usr

Export /usr/bin and /usr/adm read-only to the world:

           exportfs -i -o ro /usr/bin /usr/adm

Export /usr/bin read-write only to systems polk and vanness:

           exportfs -i -o rw=polk:vanness /usr/bin

Export root access on /usr/adm only to the system named pine, and mount access to both pine and geary:

           exportfs -i -o root=pine, access=pine:geary /usr/adm

FILES associated with nfs:

      /etc/exports        static export information
      /etc/xtab           current state of exported directories
      /etc/netgroup       list of network groups