NFS, Network FileSystem, share file systems between computers.
- exportfs
- Show local filesystems available for remote NFS mounts
- /etc/exports
- List of exported filesystems. e.g. /var/www *(rw,async,wdelay,no_root_squash)
Automount is a client tool which can automatically mount and unmount NFS-filesystems when needed. Mountpoints managed by automaount can not be used for other things. Automount maps are often shared using NIS, you have to keep NIS in mind while creating the maps.