The directory should be added to /etc/exports # vi /etc/exportsĪll the below lines to the file. We need to decide a directory which we want to share with the client. Nfs-utils.x86_64 1:1.2.3-64.el6 nfs-utils-lib.x86_64 0:1.1.5-11.el6Īfter this run the below commands to start the NFS servers and make sure it start at boot time. Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
#LINUX DAEMON SYNC STORAGE INSTALL#
We needed to install the packages for NFS # yum install nfs-utils nfs-utils-lib The machine hosting the shared folders is called as server and which connects is called as clients. The NFS share folder can be mounted as a local file system.It can be shared along with all the flavors of *nix.No need of running the same OS on both machines.NFS can be configured as a centralized storage solution.This was developed by Sun Microsystems in 1980 which allows us to mount the file system in the network and remote users can interact and the share just like local file and folders.
In this article we will learn and configure NFS (Network File System) which is basically used to share the files and folders between Linux systems.