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Exporting or Sharing NFS File Systems

To use the NFS Server Configuration Tool, you must be running X Windows, have root privileges,
and have the system-config-nfs RPM package installed. To start the application, click on System >
Administration > Server Settings > NFS. You can also type the command system-config-nfs in
a terminal. The NFS Server Configuration tool window is illustrated below.
Figure 19.1. NFS Server Configuration Tool
Based on certain firewall settings, you may need to configure the NFS daemon processes to use
specific networking ports. The NFS server settings allows you to specify the ports for each process
instead of using the random ports assigned by the portmapper. You can set the NFS Server settings
by clicking on the Server Settings button. The figure below illustrates the NFS Server Settings
window.
Figure 19.2. NFS Server Settings
19.6.1. Exporting or Sharing NFS File Systems
Sharing or serving files from an NFS server is known as exporting the directories. The NFS Server
Configuration Tool can be used to configure a system as an NFS server.
To add an NFS share, click the Add button. The dialog box shown in Figure 19.3, "Add Share"
appears.
The Basic tab requires the following information:
• Directory — Specify the directory to share, such as /tmp.
• Host(s) — Specify the host(s) with which to share the directory. Refer to
Section 19.6.4, "Hostname
Formats"
for an explanation of possible formats.
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