Configuring nfs-utils
Server Configutation
/etc/exports contains the exported directories on NFS servers.
Refer to the exports manual page for the syntax of this file. Also refer to the
NFS HowTo available at on how to
configure the servers and clients in a secure manner. For example, for sharing the
/home directory over the local network, the following line may
be added:
/home 192.168.0.0/255.255.0.0(rw)
Create the nfs-server script to start the server at boot:
cat > /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs-server << EOF
#!/bin/sh
# Begin $rc_base/init.d/nfs-server
# Based on sysklogd script from LFS-3.1 and earlier.
# Rewritten by Gerard Beekmans - gerard@linuxfromscratch.org
. /etc/sysconfig/rc
. $rc_functions
case "$1" in
start)
echo "Starting NFS Server..."
loadproc /usr/sbin/rpc.mountd
loadproc /usr/sbin/rpc.nfsd 8
loadproc /usr/sbin/rpc.statd
;;
stop)
echo "Stopping NFS Server..."
killproc /usr/sbin/rpc.nfsd
killproc /usr/sbin/rpc.mountd
;;
reload)
echo "Reloading NFS Server..."
/usr/sbin/exportfs -ra
;;
restart)
$0 stop
sleep 1
$0 start
;;
status)
statusproc /usr/sbin/rpc.mountd
statusproc /usr/sbin/rpc.nfsd
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|reload|restart|status}"
exit 1
;;
esac
# End $rc_base/init.d/nfs-server
EOF
chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs-server &&
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs-server /etc/rc.d/rc0.d/K48nfs-server &&
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs-server /etc/rc.d/rc1.d/K48nfs-server &&
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs-server /etc/rc.d/rc2.d/K48nfs-server &&
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs-server /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S24nfs-server &&
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs-server /etc/rc.d/rc4.d/S24nfs-server &&
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs-server /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S24nfs-server &&
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs-server /etc/rc.d/rc6.d/K48nfs-server
Client Configutation
/etc/fstab contains the directories that are to be mounted
on the client. Alternately the partitions can be mounted by using the
mount command with the proper options. To mount the /home
partition, add the following to the /etc/fstab:
<server-name>:/home /home nfs rw 0 0
Create the nfs-client script to mount the partitions at boot:
cat > /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs-client << EOF
#!/bin/sh
# Begin $rc_base/init.d/nfs-client
# Based on sysklogd script from LFS-3.1 and earlier.
# Rewritten by Gerard Beekmans - gerard@linuxfromscratch.org
. /etc/sysconfig/rc
. $rc_functions
case "$1" in
start)
echo "Mounting NFS Partitions..."
loadproc /usr/sbin/rpc.statd
loadproc /usr/sbin/rpc.lockd
mount -a -t nfs
;;
stop)
echo "Unmounting NFS Partitions..."
umount -a -t nfs
killproc /usr/sbin/rpc.lockd
killproc /usr/sbin/rpc.statd
;;
restart)
$0 stop
sleep 1
$0 start
;;
status)
statusproc /usr/sbin/rpc.statd
statusproc /usr/sbin/rpc.lockd
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|status}"
exit 1
;;
esac
# End $rc_base/init.d/nfs-client
EOF
chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs-client &&
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs-client /etc/rc.d/rc0.d/K48nfs-client &&
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs-client /etc/rc.d/rc1.d/K48nfs-client &&
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs-client /etc/rc.d/rc2.d/K48nfs-client &&
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs-client /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S24nfs-client &&
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs-client /etc/rc.d/rc4.d/S24nfs-client &&
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs-client /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S24nfs-client &&
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs-client /etc/rc.d/rc6.d/K48nfs-client