Ubuntu: set nfs server

How To Set Up an NFS Mount on Ubuntu 14.04

1. install nfs-kernel-server on the host server a) sudo apt-get update b) sudo apt-get install nfs-kernel-server

2. install nfs-common on the client computer

     a)   sudo apt-get update
     b)   sudo apt-get install nfs-common

3. edit /etc/exports on the host server to share your folder

     a)   add "directory_to_share client(share_option1,...,share_optionN)" to /etc/exports
           example: assume your client IP is 111.111.111.111
           /home       111.111.111.111(rw,sync,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check)
           /var/nfs    111.111.111.111(rw,sync,no_subtree_check)

4. create the NFS table that holds the exports of your shares and start NFS service

     a)   sudo exportfs -a
     b)   sudo service nfs-kernel-server start

5. mount the shared folder on the client computer.

     a)   mount <hostIP>:directory mount_point
           example: assume your mount point is /mnt/nfs/home, hostIP is 111.111.111.111, shared folder is /home
           mount 111.111.111.111:/home /mnt/nfs/home
           *note: dad