mount/export network file system

[Mike Noble]

Mike Noble wrote:
> ZHANG YD wrote:
> 
>> RE: enable the nfs service on the machine tree.
>>
>> how to set this pc be the nfs service enabled?
>>
>>
>> --- Mike Noble <mgnoble at cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> ZHANG YD wrote:
>>>
>>>> hi,
>>>> I try to export network file system from a PC
>>>
>>>
>>> 'tree'
>>>
>>>> to another pc 'frog'. The 'tree' installed with
>>>
>>>
>>> PC2,
>>>
>>>> 'frog' installed with RH 9.0, both are networked
>>>
>>>
>>> under
>>>
>>>> the same domain, eg its.edu.au
>>>>
>>>> here is /etc/exports script:
>>>>
>>>> # export file system to frog
>>>> /home/user4 frog(rw,async,no_root_squash)
>>>>
>>>> the nfs service started ok eg /sbin/service nfs restart
>>>> Shutting down NFS mountd:             [  OK  ]
>>>> Shutting down NFS daemon:             [  OK  ]
>>>> Shutting down NFS quotas:             [  OK  ]
>>>> Shutting down NFS services:           [  OK  ]
>>>> Starting NFS services:                [  OK  ]
>>>> Starting NFS quotas:                  [  OK  ]
>>>> Starting NFS daemon:                  [  OK  ]
>>>> Starting NFS mountd:                  [  OK  ]
>>>>
>>>> the fstab line at frog is
>>>> tree:/home/user4   /mnt/tree  nfs  defaults 0 0
>>>> when I tried to mount this at frog with
>>>> mount /mnt/tree
>>>>
>>>> I got a error message:
>>>> mount: RPC: Remote system error - No route to host
>>>>
>>>> could sone help me fix this?
>>>>
>>>> YD
>>>>
>>>
>>> enable the nfs service on the machine tree.
>>>
>>> You you also change the /etc/fstab line to read:
>>> tree:/home/user4   /mnt/tree  nfs  defaults 1 2
>>>
>>> Mike
> 
> 
> Forgive me for not knowing the name for this icon on the gnome panel
> (it's the one with a red hat).
> 
> RedHat -> System Settings -> Server Settings -> Services
> 
> You will be asked to enter roots password and it will then display a
> list of services.  On the left side is a box which either has a check
> mark or not in the box.  Go down the list till you find one that
> says nfs, click on the box to set it to start at boot time.  At the top
> of the Service configuration window is an icon that says Start, you
> want to click on that icon to start the service now.
> 
> You now should be able to mount file systems from that machine.
> 
> Mike

Forgot to say that before you exit the Service configuration window,
you need to save the changes.

Mike
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