A client can mount a filesystem in four different ways:
automatic mounting at system start
The system administrator of a client machine can configure the client
to automatically mount remote filesystems every time the client
machine goes to multiuser mode.
Each remote filesystem to be mounted at this time must have an entry
in the /etc/default/filesys file of the client.
The entry must include the option rcmount=yes
or rcmount=prompt.
If rcmount=prompt is specified, the system queries for
instructions and only mounts the remote filesystem if it receives a positive
response.
Remote filesystems mounted because of an entry in
/etc/default/filesys are unmounted when
the system goes to single-user mode.
administrator manual mounting
The system administrator of a client
machine can manually mount remote filesystems at
any time using the
mount(ADM)
command.
user mounting
The system administrator of a client machine
can authorize users to mount remote
filesystems when they need access to them. See
``Enabling users to mount filesystems''.
automounting
A client machine can be configured to automatically
mount remote filesystems when a user executes a command requiring
access to those files. The mounted filesystems remain mounted until
a preset period of inactivity has passed. At this point the
client automatically unmounts them. See
``How automount works''.
CAUTION:
Mounting filesystems from remote hosts can incur security risks.
See
``Imported data'' in the System Administration Guide
for more information.