> Can't find this anywhere, so once again, open to the net...
> 
> Q: Can I safely nfs-mount /usr/share from one machine to another with a
> (much) larger disk ?
> 
> i.e: Is it going to break the boot-up sequence because nfs isn't running
> and the system needs /usr/share/terminfo or somesuch ?

Yes, with a few exceptions.

a)  If you want to continue using inst/swmgr without too much hazzle, you
will need to export it with -root=foo.bar.com, i.e. root access for root
to the other machines.  Without this, rqs won't work, books won't install,
and a bunch of other problems you have to sort out manually.

b)  The terminfo thing *is* a problem, yes.  You should make a local copy
of /usr/share/lib, i.e. let it exist *under* the mount-point on the client
machines, so the information will be available in single user mode.

c)  makewhatis won't work properly.  The best fix I've found, is to disable it
(hack the /etc/init.d files) on the clients, and make /usr/man, /usr/catman,
/usr/local/man and /usr/local/catman be links into /usr/share/man and catman.

d)  When something with Insight books has been installed on one machine, you
need to execute 'insightAdmin -af /usr/share/Insight/library/SGI_bookshelves/*'
on all the other machines, or otherwise export /var/share (with -root) too.