Difference between revisions of "Setting up NFS for file sharing"
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==Install NFS Server== | == Install NFS Server == | ||
* <code>sudo apt install nfs-kernel-server</code> | * <code>sudo apt install nfs-kernel-server</code> | ||
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* <code>sudo vi /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server</code> | * <code>sudo vi /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server</code> | ||
and add: | and add: | ||
########################## | ########################## | ||
echo "Starting out by making sure EVERYTHING is mounted..." | echo "Starting out by making sure EVERYTHING is mounted..." | ||
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'''/path/to/be/shared''' *(rw,async,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check''',fsid=1010''') | '''/path/to/be/shared''' *(rw,async,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check''',fsid=1010''') | ||
<span style="color: rgb(186, 55, 42); font-size: 14pt;" >'''AND''' it '''STILL''' doesn't start at boot!!!</span> | |||
<span style="color: rgb(186, 55, 42); font-size: 14pt;">'''AND''' it '''STILL''' doesn't start at boot!!!</span> | |||
But, you can force it to start after booting by logging into the machine & telling it: | But, you can force it to start after booting by logging into the machine & telling it: | ||
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* <code>sudo /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server start</code> | * <code>sudo /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server start</code> | ||
==Connecting to the NFS Server== | == Connecting to the NFS Server == | ||
You'll need NFS installed | You'll need NFS installed | ||
* <code>sudo apt install nfs-common</code> | * <code>sudo apt install nfs-common</code> | ||
or | or | ||
* <code>sudo apt install nfs-kernel-server</code> | * <code>sudo apt install nfs-kernel-server</code> | ||
Then you can check what's shared from any particular machine: | Then you can check what's shared from any particular machine: | ||
* <code>showmount -e '''[ServerName or Address]'''</code> | * <code>showmount -e '''[ServerName or Address]'''</code> | ||
** (requires sudo on Debian...) | ** (requires sudo on Debian...) | ||
will show you what's shared from a machine | will show you what's shared from a machine | ||
===Setting up & mounting a share=== | === Setting up & mounting a share === | ||
(A note for dopey people, don't cut and paste add your own network path - Dodgy) | (A note for dopey people, don't cut and paste add your own network path - Dodgy) | ||
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* <code>sudo mount -a</code> | * <code>sudo mount -a</code> | ||
==TBD== | == TBD == | ||
* Learn what flags do what in '''/etc/exports''' | * Learn what flags do what in '''/etc/exports''' | ||
* Browsing in the GUI would be nice... | * Browsing in the GUI would be nice... | ||
* Look into automounting (including graceful failure modes) | * Look into automounting (including graceful failure modes) | ||
== Some Links == | == Some Links == | ||
Revision as of 12:47, 19 October 2022
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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
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
(A note for dopey people, don't cut and paste add your own network path - Dodgy)
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
TBD
- Learn what flags do what in /etc/exports
- Browsing in the GUI would be nice...
- Look into automounting (including graceful failure modes)