Network File Systems

Implementing network fileshares Linux servers and clients is a key skill for any experienced system administrator. In this activity, we will be working to set up both a Linux Samba fileshare and an NFS fileshare that can then be used by a remote client to store files on. Once you complete this activity, you will understand how to configure network filesystems.

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Learning Objectives

Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:

Set Up a Samba Share

Install the Samba packages:
```
yum install samba -y
```
Edit /etc/samba/smb.conf and add the following section at the bottom:
```
[share]
        browsable = yes
        path = /smb
        writable = yes
```
Save and exit.
Create a user to share the mount point:
```
useradd shareuser
```
```
smbpasswd -a shareuser
```
Create the directory we’re sharing out:
```
mkdir /smb
```
Start the smb service:
```
systemctl start smb
```
Make sure the client can write to the directory:
```
chmod 777 /smb
```
On the client, run:
```
mkdir /mnt/smb
```
On the client, install the CIFS utilities:
```
yum install cifs-utils -y
```

On the client, run:

mount -t cifs //<IP_OF_SERVER>/share /mnt/smb -o username=shareuser,password=<PASSWORD_SET_WITH_SMBPASSWD>

Set Up the NFS Share

Install the required package:
```
yum install nfs-utils -y
```
Create the mount point that will be served out:
```
mkdir /nfs
```
Edit /etc/exports, adding the following line:
```
/nfs *(rw)
```
Save and exit the file.
Make sure it’s writable:
```
chmod 777 /nfs
```
Export the directory we’ve configured in /etc/exports:
```
exportfs -a
```

Start the required services:

systemctl start {rpcbind,nfs-server,rpc-statd,nfs-idmapd}

On the client, install the required package:
```
yum install nfs-utils -y
```
Create the mount point:
```
mkdir /mnt/nfs
```
Check to see what’s being shared out on the NFS server:
```
showmount -e <NFS_SERVER_IP>
```
Start the required service:
```
systemctl start rpcbind
```

Mount it:

mount -t nfs <NFS_SERVER_IP>:/nfs /mnt/nfs

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