Configuring the NFS server

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The first step in configuring your NFS environment is to configure the NFS server, which functions as the central repository for all files.

About this task

The following example shows how to configure your NFS server.

Procedure

Create the directories that you want to mount to the NFS client directories (for example, /home/machine1, /home/machine2, and /home/machine3).
Important: Make sure that these directories have write authority.

Configure the /etc/exports file:

/home/machine1 *(rw, sync)
/home/machine2 *(rw, sync, no_wdelay, nohide)
/home/machine3 *(rw, sync, no_root_squash)
/home/machine4 *(rw, sync, no_root_squash)

In this example, the /home/machine3 and /home/machine4 directories will be mounted to the remote managed-node profile directory.

Before the NFS service starts, the portmap service must be running. To check its status, use the following command:
```
# service portmap status
```
If the portmap service has stopped, use the following command to start it:
```
# service portmap start
```
To start or restart the NFS service, use one of the following commands:
```
# service nfs start 
# service nfs restart
```
To make the NFS service start automatically with the system, use the following command:
```
# chkconfig --level 35 nfs on
```
To check the NFS export directories, use the following command.
```
# showmount -e <server_ip>
```
You can use this command on both the NFS server and the NFS client.

What to do next

Configure the NFS client.