Accessing a Windows NFS share from a UNIX client

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2

To access a Windows NFS share from a UNIX client

  1. Open the UNIX command prompt.

  2. Create a directory that will act as the mount point for the Windows Network File System (NFS) share.

  3. Type the following command:

    mount [-f nfs] [-ooptions**]remote_host_name:/**directory mount_point

    Argument Description

    options

    Options include hard for hard mounts, soft for soft mounts, and more. For more information, refer to the UNIX man pages.

    remote_host_name:/directory

    The name of the computer and directory to mount.

    mount_point

    The local directory that you created which will act as a mount point.

    Note

    To view the complete syntax for this command, at the UNIX command prompt, type: man mount