Configuring an NFS server

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Use this procedure to configure an NFS server.

To configure an NFS server:

  1. Create the /etc/exports file. See /etc/exports file.
  2. If you are using Kerberos, set up the NFS server as a Kerberos client. See Setting up a network for RPCSEC-GSS.
  3. If you are using NFS version 4, establish the NFS version 4 domain using the chnfsdom command. See the chnfsdom command description in Commands Reference, Volume 1 for details.

    Initially, you can specify the server's internet domain in the file. It is possible, however, to define an NFS version 4 domain that is different from the server's internet domain. For clarification on this, see the documentation for the NFS registry daemon, nfsrgyd in Commands Reference, Volume 4.

  4. If you are using NFS version 4 with Kerberos, you may need to create the /etc/nfs/realm.map file. See /etc/nfs/realm.map file.
  5. If you want to use Kerberos authentication on the server, you must enable enhanced security on the server.
    You can enable enhanced security through using SMIT, or by using the chnfs -S -B command. For more information on chnfs, refer to the chnfs command description in Commands Reference, Volume 1.