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Old 04-23-2003
How does /export dir work?
In solaris I can switch to /export/appl/home or /appl/home to get to my home dir. If I switch to /export/apps as oppose to just /apps I see lots of other stuff. Can someone tell me the difference? Thanks
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Old 04-23-2003
Take a look at the df command - it should show you where each is mounting from (one should be local, the other NFS). Post the results.

% df -k

Also post what service you are using (check your /etc/nsswitch.conf) It should be NIS or NIS+. You can then check out the appropriate command for each to show the auto maps.

You can also search this site for "nfs home" as these questions have been asked before (and answered).

Sun's NFS FAQ
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Old 04-24-2003
dude,

he didn't mention anything about nfs, automapping, or the such. he wanted to know why he was getting different information when he looked in /export/apps and /apps. the answer is simple: they are two different directories. one is a sub-directory of /export and one is sub-directory of /. if he is seeing different contents, then they probably are NOT linked!

FYI: on solaris, just because something appears in the /export directory doesn't mean it is "exported." it's not like the /etc/exports file in linux. it is just a standard solaris directory that is created by default upon installation. it is standard, however, that you place directories to be shared using nfs in this directory, hence the name "export." but it is not mandatory.

you probably scared the guy to death and have him completely confused.
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Old 04-24-2003
manderson,

Quote:
he wanted to know why he was getting different information when he looked in /export/apps and /apps. the answer is simple: they are two different directories. one is a sub-directory of /export and one is sub-directory of /. if he is seeing different contents, then they probably are NOT linked!
gillbates was also not asking why /export/apps and /apps were not linked like /export/appl/home and /appl/home appear to be. I view RTM's response a little differently than you. If I were fairly new to Unix and noticed what gillbates did, I'd be wondering why two directories appear to be the same one, not why two directories appear to be different ones, which is obvious and needs no explanation.

What RTM is trying to explain is why /export/appl/home and /appl/home appear to be the same directory.
 
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