Question:  You’ve properly exported a file system on a server.  You’ve properly set up the NFS file system definition on the client, and the proper daemons are running.  However, when you try to mount it, you get an error:
mount: 1831-009 aixnim not in hosts database
mount: 1831-008 giving up on:
aixnim:/nim
A route to the remote host is not available.

What two options do you have to resolve this?
Answer:
1. Check /etc/resolv.conf for an entry to the appropriate nameserver.
2. Add it to /etc/hosts.


Question:  What is resolv.conf used for?
Answer: To provide a list of nameservers and domains to search for hosts.