Data Networking/Spring 2015/GROUP4/NFS

CONFIGURATION STEPS FOR NFS SERVER=

1.Install the NFS server by using below command:

 sudo apt-get install nfs-kernel-server

2.create a directory that can be shared.provide the permissions

 sudo mkdir /home/sravani/dn

3.create somefiles in the shared directory and createuser and group

 sudo chown sravani:mvrs /home/sravani/dn

4.Edit the /etc/exports file and enter the details of the directory which should be shared and provide permissions accordingly and modify as shown below

 /home/sravani/dn         client-ip (rw,sync,no_root_bquash,no_subtree_check)

5.Restart the server by using the following commmand

 sudo /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server restart

6.To see the directories or files

sudo show mount -e 

CONFIGURATION AT CLIENT SIDE

1.Install nfs common

 sudo apt-get install nfs-common

2.Now create a directory

 sudo mkdir -p /home/rajesh/NFS

3.Now connect both client and server and mount the files

 sudo mount 192.168.5.9:/home/sravani/dn/home/rajesh/NFS

4. To check the mounted fiiles

 mount -t NFS

To test NFS

In client;

1.To see mounted file:

sudo touch /home/rajesh/NFS/test.txt