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Manage NFS Client Groups

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

Managing NFS client groups

  • Create an NFS client group

  • Rename an NFS client group

  • Delete an NFS client group

To create an NFS client group using the command prompt

  1. Open the command prompt with elevated privileges.

    1. Click the Start button, and select All Programs.

    2. Select Accessories.

    3. Right-click the command prompt, and select Run as administrator.

  2. At the command prompt, type:

    nfsadmin server [ComputerName] creategroupGroupName

    Argument Description

    ComputerName

    The name of the computer you want to manage.

    GroupName

    The name of the group to create.

Note

To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type:
nfsadmin server /?
You cannot give a group the same name as a client in the group.

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To rename an NFS client group using the command prompt

  1. Open the command prompt with elevated privileges.

    1. Click the Start button, and click All Programs.

    2. Click Accessories.

    3. Right-click the command prompt, and select Run as administrator.

  2. At the command prompt, type:

    nfsadmin server [ComputerName] renamegroupOldName NewName

    Argument Description

    ComputerName

    The name of the computer you want to manage.

    OldName

    The current name of the group you want to change.

    NewName

    The new name for the group.

Note

To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type:
nfsadmin server /?
You cannot give a group the same name as a client in the group.

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To delete an NFS client group using the command prompt

  1. Open the command prompt with elevated privileges.

    1. Click the Start button, and select All Programs.

    2. Select Accessories.

    3. Right-click the command prompt, and select Run as administrator.

  2. At the command prompt, type:

    nfsadmin server [ComputerName] deletegroupGroupName

    Argument Description

    ComputerName

    The name of the computer you want to manage.

    GroupName

    The name of the group to delete.

Note

To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type:
nfsadmin server /?

Additional references