Notes: Where ever you see <server> input the name of the machine that is your server. Follow directions carefully.

 On the NFS Server

Edit the /etc/dfs/dfstab file. Add an entry to share the directory that holds the manual pages.
 

    share   /usr/share/man
 

Start the NFS server daemons.
 

    # /etc/init.d/nfs.server   start
 

Use the following commands to verify that /usr/share/man is shared, and that no NFS mounts are present:
 

    # share

    # dfshares

    # dfmounts
 

On the NFS Client

Rename the /usr/share/man directory so that you can no longer access the manual pages installed on the client system. Verify that the man pages are unavailable.

    # cd   /usr/share

    # mv   man   man.orig

    # man   ls

What message does the man command report?
 

Create a new man directory for use as a mount point.
 

    # mkdir   man
 

Mount /usr/share/man from the server.
 

    # mount   <server>:/usr/share/man   /usr/share/man
 

Verify that the man pages are now available.
 
 

    # man   ls
 
 

Did it work?
 
 

Verify and record the default options used for this mount.
 

    # mount
 

Verify the list of mounts that the server is providing.
 

    # dfmounts   <server>
 

Unmount /usr/share/man, and again verify the list of remote mounts provided by the server.
 

    # umount   /usr/share/man

    # dfmounts   <server>
 

On the NFS Server

Unshare the /usr/share/man directory.
 

    # unshareall
 

Change the share statement in /etc/dfs/dfstab for /usr/share/man so it reads:
 

    share   -o   rw=sunlab2-1   /usr/share/man
 

Share the /usr/share/man directory.
 

    # shareall
 

On the NFS Client

Attempt to mount /usr/share/man again.
 
 

    # mount   <server>:/usr/share/man   /usr/share/man
 
 

What happens? Why does it happen? Check the man pages on the share command.
 
 
 

On the NFS Server

Unshare the /usr/share/man directory.
 
 

    # unshareall
 

Edit /etc/dfs/dfstab to remove the entry for the /usr/share/man directory.
 
 
 

On the NFS Client

Return /usr/share/man to its original configuration. Verify that the man pages are available again.
 

    # cd   /usr/share

    # rmdir   man

    # mv   man.orig   man

    # man   ls

Marty Froomin 4/12/04