Linux Xubuntu 13.10 Saucy How-to Share Files Over Network with Nfs4 Easy Guide

October 28, 2013 | By thelinuxevangelist | Filed in: Uncategorized.

Xubuntu File Sharing Over Network with Nfs4 Setup

The Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How-to SetUp Xubuntu 13.10 Saucy to Share Files Over Local or Internet Network with Nfs4 from a Server to Clients.

This same Xubuntu File Sharing Over Network SetUp will Works for a Network Composed from All Ubuntu/Debian Based Systems.

With this SetUp You will be Able to Sharing Files Over Network with Nfs4 on Xubuntu 13.10 Saucy.

The Practial Example Shows Up How-to Share Your Home Directory Over the Local Network with Nfs4 Distributed File System Protocol.

The “rpcbind” Package have Replaced the Old “portmap” and “nfs-kernel-server” Service the Precedent “nfs-common” one.

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Open Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
Server Side SetUp
1. Install Required Packages
```
sudo su
```
```
apt-get update
```
```
apt-get install nfs-kernel-server rpcbind nfs-common
```
2. Make Configuration
  1. Configure rpcbind
```
nano /etc/default/rpcbind
```
    Append:
    
    OPTIONS=””
    
    Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor.
    
    Then:
```
nano /etc/hosts.allow
```
    For Example on a Local Network Append:
    
    portmap: 192.168.1.
    
    Allowing 192.168.1.0/24 IPs Range to be Accessed on Local Network.
  2. Configure idmapd
```
nano /etc/default/nfs-common
```
    Append:
    
    NEED_IDMAPD=YES
    
    Then:
```
nano /etc/idmapd.conf
```
    The Content should Correspond to:
    
    [General]
    Verbosity = 0
    Pipefs-Directory = /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs
    Domain = localdomain
    
    [Mapping]
    Nobody-User = nobody
    Nobody-Group = nogroup
  3. Configure NFS
```
nano /etc/exports
```
    Append something Like:
```
/exports  192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0(rw,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check,crossmnt,fsid=0)
```
3. Make and Bind the Sharing Directories
  For Example to Share the Entire /home Directory Over Network:
```
mkdir -p /exports/home
```
  Then to Bind Your home to /exports/home do:
```
cd /exports
```
```
mount --bind /home ./home
```
  To have this Same SetUp Loaded on Boot Edit fstab:
```
nano /etc/fstab
```
  Appending like in Example:
```
/home /exports/home none bind
```
4. StartUp server File Sharing over Network Services
```
/etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server start
```
```
/etc/init.d/rpcbind start
```
Client Side SetUp
1. Open a Terminal Window
  (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
2. Install Required Packages
```
sudo su;
```
```
apt-get update
```
```
apt-get install nfs-common rpcbind
```
3. How to Mount the Sharing Directories on the Client
  
  NfsV4 Mount Command
  
  The Linked Guide Shows You How-to NfsV4 Mount Command.

So After this SetUp a Portion of Your Choice on the Xubuntu 13.10 Saucy Nfs4 File Sharing Server will be Shared with the Enabled Ubuntu/Debian Clients over Network.

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