In comp.unix.solaris Subhodini Fernandes <subhfern@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Darren Dunham <ddunham@redwood.taos.com> wrote in message news:<TKWSa.252$_81.25160835@newssvr14.news.prodig y.com>...
>> In comp.unix.solaris Subhodini Fernandes <subhfern@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > My problem is that I have around 50 Solaris boxes which I need to add
>> > to that list. All are in a subnet with around 200 other workstations.
>> > If I include the subnet then the access list is to large. However, I
>> > do not see how I can add 50 workstations in the dfstab file either.
>> > Hence I wanted to setup netgroup - but then I do not want to setup NIS
>> > !
>>
>> Netgroups do not work outside of a nameservice. You must have either
>> NIS, NIS+, or LDAP to use them. Just having a /etc/netgroups file
>> doesn't work.

> Exactly my point ! How do I overcome it ??

You appear to have already read all the possible ways to specify an
access list with Solaris share_nfs. There is no magic button.

*) Setup a name service and use netgroups.
*) Group the machines so that you can use one or more subnet/mask
specifications.
*) Put the machines in a subdomain so you can use domain
specifications. CNAMES would not help. It needs to be the PTR
records that list the subdomain.
*) List all the machines individually in the access list.

If you choose the last one, I do not know what the size limitations are.

I'm not sure if you can do multiple shares of a share point, either via
links or loopback mounts. If you can, then you might be able to split
the access list by using multiple share lines.

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