====== NFS setup and references ======

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== Contents ==



**Keywords:**


====== Introduction ======

Necessary information to run a NFS server on RHEL 6.x / Scientific Linux 6.x and export resources through NFS.




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[[http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/NFS-HOWTO/server.html]]   \\
[[http://www.unixmen.com/nfs-server-installation-and-configuration-in-centos-6-3-rhel-6-3-and-scientific-linux-6-3/]]



Start NFS services:

<code>
# service rpcbind start
# chkconfig rpcbind on
# service nfs start
# chkconfig nfs on
</code>



Edit server configuration files:

   * ''/etc/exports''


<code>
/path/to/shared/directory/   hostname(options)
</code>


   * ''/etc/hosts.allow'' (optional)
   * ''/etc/hosts.deny'' (optional)



Restart NFS:

<code>
# service nfs restart
</code>



====== Fixing firewall errors ======

Connection timeout error means that **the firewall is blocking NFS on the server machine**.



Edit ''/etc/sysconfig/iptables'' 

<code>
-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 2049 -j ACCEPT  
-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 111 -j ACCEPT 
-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 32803 -j ACCEPT 
-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 892 -j ACCEPT  
-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 875 -j ACCEPT 
-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 662 -j ACCEPT 
</code>

then restart iptables service,

<code>
# service iptables restart
</code>

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Last update: [[pacher@NOSPAMto.infn.it|Luca Pacher]] - Jan 20, 2013
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