Share Linux 2 Linux - NFS
The actors are…
- Debian 6 (client)
- Linux Mint 12 (server)
How to start - just open Linux terminal.
1. To see IP:
My result is…
inet addr:192.168.1.1 (for the server - Linux Mint)
inet addr:192.168.1.18 (for the client - Debian)
The command is:
$ /sbin/ifconfig
2. Server PC (Linux Mint)
The share dir is /home/ro/Public
Note: change IP and folder with your IP and your dir (~/Public)
If folder no exist - make it…
$ mkdir ~/Public
In my case… ~/Public = /home/ro/Public
2.1. Install NFS
# apt-get install nfs-common portmap nfs-kernel-server
2.2. Edit /etc/exports
# nano /etc/exports
Add this line in /etc/exports
/home/ro/Public 192.168.1.18(rw,sync,no_subtree_check)
2.3. Restart NFS
# /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server restart
If not work - see Error messages
3. Client PC (Debian)
Debian (192.168.1.18)
3.1. Install NFS
# apt-get install nfs-common portmap
3.2. Make a folder
# mkdir -p /mnt/share
Change permission…
# chown -Rv my_user /mnt/share/
Now you user can: mount, read & write - in folder and subfolder.
3.3. First mount
# mount -t nfs 192.168.1.1:/home/ro/Public /mnt/share
Note: use server IP (in my case - 192.168.1.1)
3.4. Edit /etc/fstab
Open the file…
nano /etc/fstab
For auto-mount, add this line:
192.168.1.1:/home/ro/Public /mnt/share nfs defaults 0 0
If you want mount manually every time when you need, use that line…
192.168.1.1:/home/ro/Public /mnt/share nfs user,rw,noauto 0 0
3.5. Mount / unmount
You can mount as a normal user (no need: su, or sudo):
$ mount /mnt/share
To unmount…
$ umount /mnt/share
4. Error messages…
Message 1
exportfs: No host name given with /home/ro/Public (rw,sync,no_subtree_check), suggest *(rw,sync,no_subtree_check) to avoid warning
Solution: Remove spease betin "/home/ro/Public" and "(rw,sync,no_subtree_check)" - in file /etc/exports (in server PC).
Message 2
exportfs: scandir /etc/exports.d: No such file or directory
The "solution" is…
mkdir /etc/exports.d
Comment: Is looking for not existing folder. So, just give it to him (in server PC).
How to stop server?
In server PC…
/etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server stop