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Setup Network File System (NFS) on ubuntu linux

Jul 16, 2024 2024-07-16T14:56:00+05:30 by Asif Mohammad Mollah
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NFS, an acronym for Network File System, facilitates file sharing and access across a network. Here’s a guide for setting up NFS on both the server and client sides:

Server Setup

  1. Install the NFS kernel:

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     sudo apt-get install nfs-kernel-server
  2. Create the directory /exported/storage.

  3. Edit the /etc/exports file:

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     /exported/storage 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0(rw,no_subtree_check)

  4. Restart the NFS server:

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     sudo systemctl restart nfs-kernel-server

  5. Check the server status:

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     sudo systemctl status nfs-kernel-server

Client Setup

  1. Verify if the server is operational:

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     showmount --exports <server-ip>
 # Or
 showmount -e <server-ip>
 # It should display a list of mounted directories

  2. Create a directory for mounting:

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     mkdir /mnt/nfs

  3. Install NFS common utilities:

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     sudo apt-get install nfs-common

  4. Mount the server directory:

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     sudo mount <server-ip>:/exported/storage /mnt/nfs/storage

  5. For autofs usage, install autofs:

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     sudo apt-get install autofs

  6. Add the following line to the end of /etc/auto.master:

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     /mnt/nfs /etc/auto.nfs --ghost --timeout=10

  7. Create the /etc/auto.nfs file and add the following lines:

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     storage -fstype=nfs4,rw <server-ip>:/exported/storage

  8. Restart autofs:

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     sudo systemctl restart autofs

  9. Check the mounted storage:

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     df -h
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