Make sure the “nfsserver” and “portmap” services have started. You can set them to start at bootup by typing the following:
chkconfig nfsserver on chkconfig portmap on
Now “vi” the /etc/exports file to define which folders need to be exported, the syntax is as follows:
Directory Host(options1,option2,option3)
Note that “host” can be a computer name or an IP address. It can also be a network name (use a * before your domain name, eg *.yourdomain.co.za) or a network IP range. You can also use a * to indicate everyone. Here is an example of a computer name
/data/ peterhpc(rw) fredblog(rw)
You can share a folder temporarily by using the “exportfs” command as follows:
You can use the command “showmount -e (or-a) computername” to show which folders are the export directories on a computer. If you leave off the “computername” it will default to the computer you are accessing
You can mount a remote “share” if you type the following at the command prompt:
mount -t smbfs -o (options) (devise directory)
For this to work, you need to have had started the “portmap” service by typing in the following at the command prompt:
rcportmap start
If you don’t want to mount this directory permanently (ie mount on boot up) type the following:
mount -o soft computername:/data /data2/temp/
You can edit the /etc/fstab file and put in a line similar to the following:
