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On a server, the /etc/exports file lists the directories exported by the server and (optionally) the remote hosts that are allowed access to these directories. The server also needs some means of finding client addresses. If the addresses are not included in the /etc/exports file, it will use the DNS (Domain Name Server) or entries in the /etc/hosts files.
A client depends on DNS or entries in the /etc/hosts file to find the address of the server from which it wants to mount files. If the client is to mount files automatically at system startup or if user mounting is to be permitted, the /etc/default/filesys file must contain the directories to be mounted and the servers on which these directories reside. If a client is using the automount facility, there may be a number of files, called automount maps.
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