NFS Server

NFS v3 and NFS v4

Questions:

what is role of root_squash option 

Explain nfsstat command 

What is nfs and what is its purpose?

What is autofs and its advnatage ?

What is default permission applied on the user when you mount nfs permission on any local directory in your system.

What is the difference between nfs share and samba share 

What is hard mount and soft mount in nfs 

I am unable to mount nfs share. How you will trace out the reason ?

What is the role of all_squash option ?

Why to use NFS ?

What is the default port of nfs server ?

What are different versions of NFS versions ? (nfs2, nfs3 and nfs4)

what are different options used in /etc/exports file?

What is pnfs ?

What is difference between hard mount and soft mount in nfs ?