Thanks Scott! What do you mean that setup 'whacks a bunch of files"?
If I edit the exports file in the vFiler's etc folder, I know I can run exportfs to activate the changes. However, if I update hosts.equiv, how do I activate those changes? As an aside, do I even need hosts.equiv? We only connect to our filers via Windows boxes. The ones I've looked at so far are blank, but I can administer the c$ share anyway.