This tool is exactly the same as the one
mentioned in the section called “Importing Remote SMB Directories”, except that it controls file
sharing through the NFS protocol rather than SMB. Hence, it
allows local importing of shared files from NFS-friendly machines. The
interface is the same as the one described in the section called “Importing Remote SMB Directories”, and the effects are similar. Only the
corresponding machines are different: UNIX® for NFS and
Windows® for SMB.
Another difference is that there is no need to provide a password to access NFS shares. The authentication mechanism is host-based.