Setting up NFS for file sharing
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11 (bullseye) | (This includes LMDE5, Proxmox, OMV...) |
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10 | (For the client side anyhow...) |
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Install NFS Server
sudo apt install nfs-kernel-server
Configure NFS Server
sudo vi /etc/exports
Add/edit:
/PATH/TO/BE/SHARED *(rw,async,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check)
For the changes to take effect, export and start NFS service.
sudo exportfs -asudo /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server start
Pretty simple...
A bit about re-sharing
Sometimes, you may want to share something that you've actually mounted from an NFS share on another machine...
A couple of things are different in this case.
First, you need to ensure that the mounts are done BEFORE you start the NFS server.
sudo vi /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server
and add:
########################## echo "Starting out by making sure EVERYTHING is mounted..." /usr/bin/mount -a echo "Really..." echo "This is NOT the right place to do this..." echo "But, init.d kinda sucks..." ##########################
right near the start.
Then you need to provide an fsid entry (with a unique number) for each export.
/PATH/TO/BE/SHARED *(rw,async,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check,fsid=1010)
AND it STILL doesn't start at boot!!!
But, you can force it to start after booting by logging into the machine & telling it:
sudo /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server start
Connecting to the NFS Server
From Linux
You'll need NFS installed
sudo apt install nfs-common
or
sudo apt install nfs-kernel-server
Then you can check what's shared from any particular machine:
showmount -e [SERVERNAME or ADDRESS]- (requires sudo on Debian...)
will show you what's shared from a machine
sudo mkdir -p /PATH/TO/MOUNT/SHAREsudo mount [SERVERNAME or ADDRESS]:/PATH/TO/BE/SHARED /PATH/TO/MOUNT/SHARE
Better yet tho...
sudo vi /etc/fstab
& add an entry:
[SERVERNAME or ADDRESS]:/PATH/TO/BE/SHARED /PATH/TO/MOUNT/SHARE nfs rw,user,exec 0 0
Then, you can mount anything listed in fstab but not yet mounted
sudo mount -a
From Windows (Win10)
(Tentative Working Notes)
Enabling NFS
In an Admin Powershell window:
Turn on NFS
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName ServicesForNFS-ClientOnly, ClientForNFS-Infrastructure -Online -NoRestart
Set up anonymous credentials to match the credentials of a user with full access to the NFS share from a Linux viewpoint...
Make any servers you connect to think you're somebody important
New-ItemProperty HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ClientForNFS\CurrentVersion\Default -Name AnonymousUID -Value 1000 -PropertyType "DWord"New-ItemProperty HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ClientForNFS\CurrentVersion\Default -Name AnonymousGID -Value 1000 -PropertyType "DWord"
The "AnonymousUID" & "AnonymousGID" "Value"s are the UID & GID of a user on the server with appropriate permissions... (In this case, the first user created on the server(s))
Reboot the computer
Mount the drive(s)
In a regular command shell:
mount -o nolock \\TinkerData.tinkernet.ca\home\tinker\Documents D:mount -o nolock \\Warehouse.tinkernet.ca\mnt\Space_1\Pix P:
EVERY TIME the machine is rebooted, mount the drives... Again...
Make your mount(s) persistant
(Source)
Open the Startup folder by opening the Run tool and entering shell:startup
Create nfsmount.bat file in that directory with the mount command used above.
This file will be read on startup and will automatically mount the NFS Share.
TBD
- Learn what flags do what in /etc/exports
- Browsing in the GUI would be nice...
- As a start...
- Simple NFS GUI for Linux
- But you may need to install Gambas 3 first...
sudo apt install gambas3
- & it's clunky as hell...
- Look into automounting (including graceful failure modes)
- Work up some instructions for other non-Linux systems. (Synology, Kodi, Mac)