NFS Server Configuration

Step 1 : Install NFS Packages using yum server
[root#] yum   install  nfs*

Step 2 : Check the NFS Packages
[root#] rpmquery  -qa | grep nfs
o/p : 
nfs-utils-lib-1.1.5-1.el6.i686
nfs-utils-1.2.2-7.el6.i686
nfs4-acl-tools-0.3.3-5.el6.i686


Step 3 : Change to / directory
[root#] cd  /

Step 4 :  Create a directory for server NFS
[roo#/] mkdir  ndishaserver


Step 5 :  Chnage to ndishaserver
[root# /] cd ndishaserver


Step 6 : Create a file named as "a1.txt"
[root# ndishaserver] cat  >  a1.txt
Hello I am doing NFS Testing
My Name is Disha

[Ctrl + D ]


Step 7 : Check the contents of file
[root# ndishaserver] cat   a1.txt
Hello I am doing NFS Testing
My Name is Disha


Step 8 : Change back to root's home
[root# ndishaserver] cd  /root


Step 9: Give full permissions to ndishaserver directory
[roo#] chmod  -R  777  /ndishaserver


Step 10 : Using the GUI open the file  /etc/exports
Add the following lines :

/ndishaserver   *   (rw,sync)

** Save the file

Step 11 : Get the IP Address of your machine
[root#]ifconfig
o/p:
192.168.2.2


Step 12 :  Start the rpcbind service
[root#] service rpcbind start

Step 13 : Start the nfs service
[root#] service  nfs  start

Step 14 :  Stop the firewall
[root#] service iptables stop

Step 15 :  restart the nfs service
[root#] service nfs restart

Step 16 : Use the showmount to view the exports
[root#] showmount  -a  192.168.2.2
o/p :
/ndishaserver   *   (rw,sync)


Step 17 : Enable nfs service at boot time
[root#] chkconfig   nfs  on


** Testing NFS Server Via NFS Client

Step 1 : Create a client directory inside  /  directory
[roo#] cd  /
[root#/] mkdir  ndishaclient


Step 2 :  Mount the server directory to client directory
[root#] mount  -t  nfs  192.168.2.2:/ndishserver   /ndishaclient

** Using GUI browse "ndishaclient" you will see your file is been shared