Mounting Network File System, NFS

Setting up NFS server

1. Install and Start NFS Server

sudo apt install nfs-kernel-server
sudo systemctl start nfs-kernel-server.service

2. Update Configuration /etc/exports

/srv     *(ro,sync,subtree_check)
/home    *.hostname.com(rw,sync,no_subtree_check)
/scratch *(rw,async,no_subtree_check,no_root_squash)

3. Apply new config

sudo exportfs -a

Setting up NFS client

1. Verify mount

showmount -e hostname/ip

2. Mounting to Unix/Linux

sudo mount -t nfs -o resvport,rw source:source_path mouth_destination

3. Permanent Mounting (updating fstab)

• Use sudo vifs

source:source_path mount_destination nfs rw,nolockd,resvport,hard,bg,intr,rw,tcp,nfc,rsize=65536,wsize=65536

4. Unmounting

sudo umount mount_path

Unmounting in MacOS

diskutil unmount mount_path

Resources for Future

• Authentication, NFS over Wireguard