Learning Objectives

Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:

Set Up a Samba Share

1. Install the Samba packages:

   yum install samba -y

2. Edit /etc/samba/smb.conf and add the following section at the bottom:

   [share]
           browsable = yes
           path = /smb
           writable = yes

   Save and exit.

3. Create a user to share the mount point:

   useradd shareuser

   smbpasswd -a shareuser

4. Create the directory we’re sharing out:

   mkdir /smb

5. Start the smb service:

   systemctl start smb

6. Make sure the client can write to the directory:

   chmod 777 /smb

7. On the client, run:

   mkdir /mnt/smb

8. On the client, install the CIFS utilities:

   yum install cifs-utils -y

9. 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

1. Install the required package:

   yum install nfs-utils -y

2. Create the mount point that will be served out:

   mkdir /nfs

3. Edit /etc/exports, adding the following line:

   /nfs *(rw)

   Save and exit the file.

4. Make sure it’s writable:

   chmod 777 /nfs

5. Export the directory we’ve configured in /etc/exports:

   exportfs -a

6. Start the required services:

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

7. On the client, install the required package:

   yum install nfs-utils -y

8. Create the mount point:

   mkdir /mnt/nfs

9. Check to see what’s being shared out on the NFS server:

   showmount -e <NFS_SERVER_IP>

10. Start the required service:

    systemctl start rpcbind

11. Mount it:

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