Nfs File Share Ubuntu 18.04 Setup – Step-by-step

Setting Up Server

1. Setting up Server

   1. 1. Accessing Shell

      Open a Shell Session
      Terminal Window on a Desktop
      (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   2. 2. Installing Software

      Now Install Required Packages
      With:

      sudo apt install nfs-kernel-server rpcbind nfs-common

   3. 3. Configuring

      Again

      Make Configuration.

      1. Configure rpcbind.

         sudo nano /etc/default/rpcbind

         Append:

         OPTIONS=""

         Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor.

         Again:

         sudo nano /etc/hosts.allow

         For Example on a Local Network:

         portmap: 192.168.1.

         To Find your Machine IP Address do:

         ifconfig

         In this Example Allow 192.168.1.0/24 to be Accessed on Network.

      2. Configure idmapd.

         sudo nano /etc/default
         fs-common

         Inserts:

         NEED_IDMAPD=YES

         Then:

         sudo nano /etc/idmapd.conf

         The Content should Correspond to:

         [General]
         Verbosity = 0
         Pipefs-Directory = /var/lib
         fs/rpc_pipefs
         Domain = localdomain
         
         [Mapping]
         Nobody-User = nobody
         Nobody-Group = nogroup
         

      3. Configure NFS.

         sudo 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)

   4. 4. Bindinding Directories

      Now Make and Bind the Sharing Directories.

      sudo mkdir -p /exports/home

      Then to Bind your home to /exports/home do:

      cd /exports

      sudo mount --bind /home ./home

      To have this SetUp Loaded on Boot Edit fstab:

      sudo nano /etc/fstab

      Appending like in Example:

      /home /exports/home none bind

   5. 5. Starting Services

      Now StartUp server File Sharing over Network Services
      Run:

      sudo /etc/init.d
      fs-kernel-server start

      And again:

      sudo /etc/init.d/rpcbind start