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Solaris 2
Using the NFS Server from Solaris
Solaris 2 runs with its automounter controlling a directory called /net. It is configured so that if you change directory to /net/machine the directory will be created by the automounter. The automounter will also create subdirectories for each of the directories exported from the machine and will attempt to mount them for you. If the directory /net/machine is left idle for a period of 60 seconds then the automounter will automatically unmount the subdirectories and delete them along with the /net/machine directory itself. If you do not have permission to mount certain of the exports then the subdirectory will be created but no mount will be done and you will be refused permission to access the subdirectory.
Example
$ ls /net
$ ls /net/nfs-uxsup.csx.cam.ac.uk
bsd doc local public_patches sun_intel
camonly gnu misc sgi tex-archive
dec linux private sun tftpboot
$ ls /net/nfs-uxsup.csx.cam.ac.uk/bsd
4.4BSD-Lite FreeBSD
$ ls /net/nfs-uxsup.csx.cam.ac.uk/dec
/net/nfs-uxsup.csx.cam.ac.uk/dec: Permission denied
If you are denied permission to access the /sun export then you are not on Unix Support's access list. To get on the access list your Sun must be signed up for maintenance through the Computing Service's central scheme and you should mail Unix Support (unix-support@ucs.cam.ac.uk) to be added to the access list.