NFS config on server and client

[MarkyB]

Hi all,

Just a bit confused by the NFS tutorial, specifically the client config. I've followed the server setup and all seems well with my permanently mounted /export/MP3s folder.
Then, in the 'How to configure NFS client' section, the tutorial says 'Before we use Webmin to configure the client...' - the thing is, I'm only using Webmin to configure my server, not my client (Kubuntu laptop), which I'm configuring directly, hence my confusion!
Is it simply the case that I should be installing/configuring nfs-common, etc. on my server, rather than my laptop?
Thanks.
Mark

[Ian]

Hi Mark,

First off, apologies if I've caused confusion, I'll go over that guide and try and make it clearer.

So, on your kubuntu desktop carry out the following steps:

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sudo vim /etc/default/nfs-common

You need to edit the following 3 lines:

NEED_STATD=
NEED_IDMAPD=
NEED_GSSD=

So, press the [Insert] key once (to go into "edit" mode) and then change these lines as follows:

NEED_STATD=no
NEED_IDMAPD=yes
NEED_GSSD=no

Once you've done that press the [Esc] key once and type the following:

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:wq

You should now reboot your desktop to make those changes active:

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sudo reboot -h now

then go to the Editing the config files directly section and carry out those steps on your desktop too.

Hope this helps.

Ian.