{"id":195,"date":"2020-09-26T13:20:38","date_gmt":"2020-09-26T13:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/?p=195"},"modified":"2025-12-28T13:52:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T18:52:46","slug":"nfs-and-samba-simplified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/?p=195","title":{"rendered":"NFS Server and Client on Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"

The decision of using NFS or Samba only depends on who you are sharing with. Linux can communicate with NFS and SAMBA, but Windows can communicate only with SAMBA.<\/p>\n

To learn about SAMBA file-sharing read the following post: SAMBA Server and Client on Ubuntu (18.04~24.04 LTS)<\/strong> [Link<\/a>].<\/p>\n

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SERVER – <\/strong>NFS CONFIG<\/strong><\/p>\n

sudo apt update\r\nsudo apt install nfs-kernel-server rpcbind -y\r\nsudo ufw allow nfs\r\nsudo nano \/etc\/exports<\/pre>\n
Add this line at the end of the file:<\/p>\n
\/home\/ubuntu 192.168.2.0\/24(rw,sync,no_subtree_check)<\/pre>\n
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Customize this command to meet your network:<\/p>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n
\/home\/ubuntu<\/td>\nThe directory being shared<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
192.168.2.0\/24<\/td>\nYour network ID<\/strong> (check your network).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rw<\/td>\nRead and Write<\/strong> (ro would be Read Only<\/em>).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n
To know your network address issue:<\/p>\n
hostname -I<\/pre>\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n
Ignore the IPs starting with ‘127<\/strong>‘, and use the first three blocks of the IP according to your network to replace ‘192.168.2<\/strong>‘.<\/p>\n
sudo systemctl restart nfs-kernel-server\r\nsudo systemctl status nfs-kernel-server<\/pre>\n
OR<\/p>\n
sudo service nfs-kernel-server restart\r\nsudo service nfs-kernel-server status<\/pre>\n
When the service is running use the following command to apply changes on \/etc\/exports<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
sudo exportfs -ra<\/pre>\n
To check the shares on a NFS server locally:<\/p>\n
showmount -e<\/pre>\n
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CLIENT – NFS MOUNT<\/strong><\/p>\n
sudo apt update\r\nsudo apt install nfs-common -y<\/pre>\n
Check connectivity:<\/p>\n
showmount -e 192.168.2.40<\/pre>\n
To eventually mount one remote share in a local file system issue:<\/p>\n
sudo mount 192.168.2.40:\/home\/ubuntu \/tmp\/file-server<\/pre>\n
Customize this command to meet your network:<\/p>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n
192.168.2.40<\/td>\nIP address of the server<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/home\/ubuntu<\/td>\nThe directory being shared<\/strong> in the server.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/tmp\/file-server<\/td>\nLocal mounting point<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n
The directory ‘\/tmp\/file-server<\/strong>‘ has to exist in the local file system. If it does not exist issue:<\/p>\n
sudo mkdir \/tmp\/file-server\r\nsudo chmos 755 \/tmp\/file-server<\/pre>\n
The following command unmounts from the local computer:<\/p>\n
sudo umount \/tmp\/file-server<\/pre>\n
To make it automatically mount on the boot<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
sudo nano \/etc\/fstab<\/pre>\n
Add this line at the end of the file:<\/p>\n
192.168.2.40:\/home\/ubuntu \/tmp\/file-server nfs auto,nofail,noatime,nolock,intr,tcp,actimeo=1800 0 0<\/pre>\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n
Customize this command to meet your network:<\/p>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
192.168.2.40<\/td>\nIP address of the server<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/home\/ubuntu<\/td>\nThe directory being shared<\/strong> in the server.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/tmp\/file-server<\/td>\nLocal mounting point<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
nfs<\/td>\nSpecifies the protocol ‘nfs<\/strong>‘.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
auto,nofail,noatime,nolock,
\nintr,tcp,actimeo=1800 0 0<\/td>\n		Keep these arguments as they are.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n
Restart the client<\/strong> host and check if the share was automatically mounted.<\/p>\n
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BONUS<\/strong><\/p>\n
Portable mounts for mobile systems, such as laptops on wiki networks. The problem is that traditional NFS mounts block I\/O when the server disappears (e.g., when you leave home), which can make your system hang. AutoFS<\/strong> is the most robust approach for intermittent connectivity [Link<\/a>].<\/p>\n
sudo apt install autofs -y\r\necho '\/mnt\/ \/etc\/auto.nfs --timeout=120' | sudo tee -a \/etc\/auto.master\r\nsudo nano \/etc\/auto.nfs<\/pre>\n
Add entries following the example below.<\/p>\n
sharemount -fstype=nfs4,rw,soft,intr,timeo=5,retrans=2 192.168.1.10:\/export\/share<\/pre>\n
Reload the configuration.<\/p>\n
sudo systemctl restart autofs<\/pre>\n
Note:<\/strong> a directory called \/mnt\/sharemount<\/code> will be created, and the remote share will be automatically mounted whenever you try to access this path.<\/p>\n
ls \/mnt\/sharemount<\/pre>\n
Or<\/p>\n
cd \/mnt\/sharemount<\/pre>\n
Then, check.<\/p>\n
df -h | grep \/mnt\/sharemount<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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