NFS

Network file system:-

sharing directories in unix/linux systems

shared nfs directories:-

configured in /etc/exports

ex:- /home 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0(rw,sync)

192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0(ro,sync)

no_root_squash = allows root level access



NFS kernel server packages:-
portmap, nfs-common, nfs-kernel-server


exporting shared directories:-

exportfs -a

shares exported when nfs server restarts:-

exportfs -r

confirm directories are shared:-

showmount -e localhost


makesure the NFS server works:-

try sudo /etc/int.d/portmap restart

review portmap related services:-
rpcinfo -p