NAME

dxfileshare − Exports local directories and mounts directories from the network

SYNOPSIS

/usr/bin/X11/dxfileshare

DESCRIPTION

Use the File Sharing application, dxfileshare, to:

       •Export (or share) local UNIX directories to the network

       •Stop exporting UNIX local directories to the network

       •Specify which directories mounted from the network are to be remounted every time the system is rebooted, that is, add an entry to the /etc/fstab file

       •Add, change, or delete NFS entries from the /etc/exports file

       •Share local UNIX directories with a personal computer (PC) when Advanced Server for Tru64 UNIX is installed on your system

       •Display local directories that are shared (exported) with the network

       •Display network mounts (directories that can be mounted from the network)

The File Sharing application can also be invoked from the CDE Application Manager from the following categories:

Online help is available for the File Sharing application by clicking on any Help button or using the Help pull-down menu. 

RESTRICTIONS

You must have root privileges to use certain features of File Sharing.  Namely, the ability to export (or share) a directory or to modify the properties of a directory that is already being exported. 

You must have Advanced Server for Tru64 UNIX installed on your system to share local directories with PCs. 

FILES

$HOME/.sysman/Dxhosts
Defaults that are shared by the graphical and command line user interface. File Sharing uses the same file as the Host Manager application.

/usr/bin/X11/dxfileshare
File Sharing application

/usr/dt/appconfig/help/C/Dxfileshare.sdl
File Sharing help volume

/usr/dt/appconfig/icons/C
Directory containing File Sharing application icons

/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Dxfileshare
Application defaults file that sets the default values for the X resources

/usr/lib/nls/msg/en_US.ISO8859-1/Dxfileshare.cat
File Sharing message catalog

/usr/lib/nls/msg/en_US.ISO8859-1/Dxfileshare_LocIds.cat
Message catalog containing File Sharing location IDs for on-item help

/usr/lib/nls/msg/en_US.ISO8859-1/
i18n_motif_shared_text.cat

Message catalog containing application-independent messages

/usr/lib/nls/msg/en_US.ISO8859-1/
i18n_motif_shared_text_LocIds.cat

Message catalog containing application-independent location IDs for on-item help

SEE ALSO

Commands: automount(8), bcheckrc(8), mount(8), mountd(8), showmount(8), umount(8), X(1X)

Functions: getfsstat(2), getmntinfo(3), getmntinfo_r(3), mount(2), mount(2sv), umount(2), umount(2sv), umount(3)

Files: exports(4), fstab(4), mountdtab(4)

System Administration

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