Install and configure NFS Client on FreeBSD

I will show you in this tutorial how to setup and configure NFS client on FreeBSD system, you can read too, How to install and configure NFS Server on FreeBSD

NFS Client installation

On FreeBSD system, NFS client is installed by default but is disabled, no worry about NFS installation just you need to enabled it.

Enabling NFS Client

To enable NFS Client you require to edit the file /etc/rc.conf with the following command :

nano /etc/rc.conf

And to add the following two lines to it (to bottom of file) :

nfs_client_enable="YES"
nfs_client_flags="-n 4"

Then, You should now restart your machine where NFS client is configured, or alternatively, you can start NFS service manually without rebooting the machine (for first time) with : 

nfsiod -n 4

NFS Client Configuration

First, lets create a test directory and name it nfs_dir with the following command :

mkdir /media/nfs_dir

Next step, is to mount a remote share directory /root/my_shared_dir on NFS Server to your newly created folder /media/nfs_dir (this process is similar to mount file system partitions on local hard drive, the difference on NFS mounting : no partition is need to mount it only you require to mount a remote shared directory provided by NFS Server machine), make sure that no firewall is blocking connections between Server/Client in your network :

mount -t nfs 192.168.8.33:/root/my_shared_dir /media/nfs_dir

192.168.8.33 : is the ip address of NFS Server.

/root/my_shared_dir : is a remote shared directory.

You can check your mount, if successfully is mounted by : 

df -h

root@freebsdclt:~ # df -h

Filesystem                            Size    Used   Avail Capacity  Mounted on

/dev/ada0s1a                         15G    4.1G   9.3G     31%     /

devfs                                     1.0K   1.0K   0B       100%   /dev

/dev/ada1p1                          2.7G   1.8G   762M   70%     /var

/dev/ada2p1                          2.0G   32K    1.9G     0%      /tmp

192.168.8.33:/root/my_shared_dir     12G    1.6G    9.1G    15%    /media/nfs_dir


You can now read/write data (files/directories) to your mount point /media/nfs_dir

You can monitor and display available remote mounts on NFS Server from client machine with showmount command :

showmount -e your_nfs_server_ip_address

Example :

root@freebsdclt:~ # showmount -e 192.168.8.33

Exports list on 192.168.8.33:

/root/my_shared_dir                192.168.8.31

You can read more about mounting file systems on man documentation :

man mount

On the next tutorial, I will show you how to monitor your NFS Server.


Popular posts from this blog

Linux Mint : 26 Reasons Why I Use It And You Should Too

Image
In this article I will be explaining for you reasons why I use Linux Mint and you should too. Everything are crucial to know it about this fantastic Linux distro. Linux Mint Operating System , Introduction Linux Mint first appeared in 2006 and based on Ubuntu. The Project created by Clement Lefebvre and actively maintained by the Linux Mint Team and community. This distro composed of many software packages, of which the majority distributed under a Free Software License (Open Source). Reasons why you should too use Linux Mint Free Operating System : Free for everyone to use and share. It’s Open Source and Community-Driven: Therefore more transparent. Everybody has the ability and the right to inspect the code, so you know exactly what’s running on your system. Newbie Friendly. Suitable for Everyone (Beginners, Professionals). Suitable for Systems Administrators, IT Developers and Programmers. This because is more oriented for programming purpose : file system, packaging, dep
Read more

How to create an AppImage to bundle your software

Image
If you are looking how to create an AppImage. This is the right place to find what you want. In this tutorial I will be explaining for you how to build your own AppImage to bundle your software. 1. Introduction: What is an AppImage ? An AppImage is a self-contained application package that doesn't require installation in order to run. This makes it ideal for distributing applications, especially on Linux where there is no standard package format. AppImages are essentially just files that contain everything an application needs to run. This includes the application binary or source code, any dependencies, and even an application launcher. To use an AppImage, you simply download it, make it executable, and then run it. No installation required. AppImages are becoming increasingly popular as a way to distribute Linux applications. They are easy to use and don't require any special permissions to run. This makes them ideal for sharing applications with others, or even just for kee
Read more

SEO Services Primelis Company: Rank Fast in Google

Image
Primelis SEO Company: Introduction The primelis SEO company is a small digital agency specializing in search engine optimization for small businesses and startups. primelis SEO company help it’s clients to achieve high rankings on Google and other major search engines, which improves their revenue, drives more customers, and improves their brand.  SEO services Primelis include on-page SEO, which focuses on improving the quality and quantity of content on your website so that it appears higher on Google and other search engines, and off-page SEO, which focuses on improving the quality of content that appears on other websites, directories, and platforms. SEO services Primelis are customized to meet your needs, and the company work closely with you to understand your goals and develop a strategy that will help you achieve them. What is SEO mean? SEO, or search engine optimization, is the process of improving the quality of content on your website so that it appears higher on Google and o
Read more