Configure an NFS Server with YAST tool

Configure an NFS Server with YaST:

To use YaST to configure the NFS server, start YaST and then select Network Services > NFS Server. You can also start the NFS Server module directly by entering in a terminal window as root yast2 nfs-server.

The following appears:

Select Start in the upper part of the dialog. The lower part is only active if the firewall is activated. In this case you can open the ports necessary for NFS by selecting Open Port in Firewall.

Continue by selecting Next. A Directories to Export dialog appears:

Add a directory for export by selecting Add Directory; then enter or browse to and select a directory.

The following dialog appears:

Under Host Wild Card, this dialog lets you configure the host or hosts that should have access to the directory. You can define a single host, netgroups, wildcards, and IP networks.

Now you need to set permission options. The most commonly-used options include the following:

ro : File system is exported with read-only permission (default).

rw : File system is exported with read-write permission. The local file permissions are not overridden.

oot_squash : (Default) This ensures that the user root of the given machine does not have root permissions on this file system. This is achieved by assigning user ID 65534 to users with user ID 0 (root). This user ID should be set to nobody (which is the default).

no_root_squash : Does not assign user ID 65534 to user ID 0, keeping the root permissions valid

Add further hosts, edit, or delete a host entry for a directory by selecting the directory; then select Add host, Edit, or Delete.When you finish, save the configuration by selecting Finish.


Configure NFS Client Access with YaST:

NFS directories exported on a server can be mounted into the file system tree of a client. The easiest way to do this is to use the YaST NFS Client module.

To use YaST to configure the NFS client, start the YaST Control Center and then select Network Services > NFS Client. You can also start the NFS Client module directly by entering in a terminal window as root yast2 nfs.

Add a directory to the list by selecting Add. The following appears:

Enter the NFS server’s hostname, or find and select the NFS server from a list of NFS servers on your network by selecting Choose.

In the Remote File System field, enter the exported directory on the NFS server you want to mount, or find and select the available directory by selecting Select.

In the Mount Point (local) field, enter the mountpoint in your local file tree to mount the exported directory, or browse to and select the mountpoint by selecting Browse.

When you finish configuring the directory, select OK. You are returned to the NFS client configuration dialog

Save the NFS client settings by selecting Finish. The settings are saved, services restarted, and the exported directories are mounted in your local file tree.