Nfs File Share Zorin OS Setup Easy Guide

September 6, 2018 | By thelinuxevangelist | Filed in: Tutorial.

Nfs File Share Zorin OS Quick Start Guide

You are Welcome! The Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How to Setup Nfs File Share in Zorin OS GNU/Linux.

And with this SetUp You will be Able to Nfs Sharing Files on Zorin OS to Local and Remote Clients.

Furthermore, this same Zorin OS File Sharing Setup will Works for a Network Composed of Zorin OS/Ubuntu Based Systems.

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

Nfs File Share Zorin OS Setup Easy Guide - Featured

Server Side SetUp
1. Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
  Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop.
  (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
2. Install Required Packages
  Login as SuperUser to Make Easier the Commands Execution:
```
sudo su
```
  Then Update the Repositories:
```
apt update
```
  And Install Required Packages with:
```
apt install nfs-kernel-server rpcbind nfs-common
```
3. Again
  Make Configuration
  1. Configure rpcbind
```
nano /etc/default/rpcbind
```
    Append:
```
OPTIONS=""
```
    Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor.
    
    Again:
```
nano /etc/hosts.allow
```
    For Example on a Local Network:
```
portmap:2.168.1.
```
    To Find your Machine IP Address do:
```
ifconfig
```
    In this Example Allow2.168.1.0/24 to be Accessed on Network.
  2. Configure idmapd
```
nano /etc/default/nfs-common
```
    Inserts:
```
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 2.168.1.0/255.255.255.0(rw,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check,crossmnt,fsid=0)
```
4. Now Make and Bind the Sharing Directories
```
mkdir -p /exports/home
```
  Then to Bind Your home to /exports/home do:
```
cd /exports
```
```
mount --bind /home ./home
```
  To have this SetUp Loaded on Boot Edit fstab:
```
nano /etc/fstab
```
  Appending like in Example:
```
/home /exports/home none bind
```
5. 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
2. And Install Required Packages
```
sudo apt update
```
```
sudo apt 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 Ubuntu File Sharing Server will be Shared with the Enabled Zorin OS/Debian Based Clients on Network.

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