How can I mount NFS directory on Unity?

An NFS directory is shared by a SPARC server.

Utilizing a Samba application, it is not a problem to link a folder shared by an MS-Windows server.

But, it is hard to link a directory shared by an NFS server on Unity.

What should I do to link?

1 Answer

Not really. First you need to install the package nfs-common:

apt-get install nfs-common

If the nfs server is already set, you need to add this line on the /etc/exports to allow your client to access:

/File_to_share_on_the_server/ 192.168.1.x(rw,all_squash,anonuid=1000,anongid=1000,sync)

Replace 192.168.1.x by your client's IP.

I guess this step can be done by the GUI on your Sparc server.

On your client, just need to mount your share now:

Temporary:

mount -t nfs -o rw 192.168.x.x:/File_to_share_on_the_server /mnt/yourfolder

Permanent: Add a line in your /etc/fstab :

192.168.x.x:/File_to_share_on_the_server /mnt/yourfolders nfs defaults 0 2

This time 192.168.x.x must to be replace by the IP of your server. You can find lots of tutorial on the web to install & configure nfs...