Describe nfs server working procedure

Question

How nfs server works in Linux mention the nfs server working procedure?

Answer 1

NFS is utilized to share a directory in a network of Linux machines.

Configuration of NFS:

NFS SERVER:

yum install nfs*

vim /etc/exports -> press enter then type

/directory name *(rw,sync)

save -> wq

service portmap restart

service nfs restart

chkconfig portmap on

chkconfig nfs on

Another Linux PC:-

mount -t nfs (ipaddress of nfs server):/muj /opt

cd /opt

ls -> this will display all the content of the directory