) can take a significant amount
of time.
UnixWare automatically mounts NetWare volumes under the directory
/.NetWare. This is done to reduce the number of gratuitous or
unnecessary searches of NetWare volumes, which (since they are mounted
remotely over IPX/SPX) can take a significant amount
of time.
When manually mounting NUCFS filesystems using the mount(1M) command, choose the mount-point carefully. It should be in a location below the root (/) directory that is not part of the default system search path and is not frequently searched by users.
Doing this will reduce unnecessary network reads during unrelated directory searches by users. A good solution is to create a new subdirectory off of the root specifically for NUCFS mounts. An example would be creating a directory called /nucfs and reserving it for NetWare volume mounts.
Making the directory hidden (as in /.nucfs) further reduces the chance that someone will execute a search command on the directory.