NFSv4 Server, Client Installation / Ubuntu 16.04 Environment

1. Installation Environment

The installation environment is as follows.

• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64bit, root user
• NFS Root : Refers to the absolute path of the Root Directory of the NFSv4 Server.
  • Use /export/nfs-root as the NFS Root.
• NFS share : Refers to the absolute path of the Directory to be actually shared through the NFSv4 Server.
  • Use /root/nfs-share as the NFS share.

2. NFSv4 Server Configuration

2.1. Ubuntu Package Installation

$ sudo apt-get install nfs-kernel-server nfs-common rpcbind

Install the NFSv4 Server Package.

2.2. Shared Folder Creation and Bind Mount Configuration

$ mkdir -p /export/nfs-root
$ mkdir -p /root/nfs-share
$ chmod 777 /root/nfs-share
$ mount --bind /root/nfs-share /export/nfs-root

Create shared folders and perform Bind Mount.

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/root/nfs-share /export/nfs-root none bind  0  0

Add the contents of [File 1] to /etc/fstab to ensure Bind Mount persists after reboot.

2.3. Configuration

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/export               *(rw,fsid=0,insecure,no-subtree-check,async,no-root-squash)
/export/nfs-root      *(rw,nohide,insecure,no-subtree-check,async,no-root-squash)

Add the contents of [File 2] to the /etc/exports file.

2.4. Restart

$ /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server restart

Restart the NFSv4 Server.

3. NFSv4 Client Configuration

$ apt-get install nfs-common

Install the NFSv4 Client Package.

$ mount -t nfs4 localhost:/nfs-root /mnt

Perform NFSv4 Mount.