Comments on How to configure an NFS server and mount NFS shares on Ubuntu 14.04

How to configure an NFS server and mount NFS shares on Ubuntu 14.04 Network File System (NFS) is a popular distributed filesystem protocol that enables users to mount remote directories on their server. The system lets you leverage storage space in a different location and write onto the same space from multiple servers in an effortless manner. It, thus, works fairly well for directories that users need to access frequently. This tutorial explains the process of mounting NFS share on an Ubuntu 14.04 server in an simple and easy-to-follow steps.

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an NFS*

 Thanks for this. Very informative.

By: admin

Thank you for the notice! :)

By: Xaero

Hello! This is a good guide. How ever, there's no system user called "noone" and no system group called "anygroup" in Ubuntu 14.04. So the guide is not up-to-date for 14.04.

By: Xaero

To clarify the error, it should be:

 

sudo chown nobody:nogroup /var/nfs

By: Annie

Best tutorial I've ever seen on this topic. Thanks.

By: Luis

Really nice tutorial.

Thank you very much

By: Wim ter Haar

Hello, Is this also for Linux Mint versions

By: Anna

 Thanks a lot. It was very informative. Short, simple to understand, and to the point.

By: deymar

What chmod permissions would have both paths on the server?

By: Dusan

Thank you very much!