Export a directory via NFS

1. Create a directory eg. /comon
1. #mkdir /common
2. Install package
1. #yum install nfs-utils
3. Change Mode(chmod) of the directory
1. #chmod 777 /common
4. Make entry in the /etc/exports file
1. #vim /etc/exports
1. (r,w) access only to 192.168.0.1 Network
1. /common         192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0(rw,sync)
2. (r) access to all
1. /common         *(ro,sync)
3. give access to root on host 192.168.0.25
1. /common          192.168.0.25(rw,no_root_sqash,sync)
4. NFS to example.com domain only
1. /common          *.example.com(rw,sync)
5. Save & quit
6. Restart nfs
1. #service nfs restart
7. #chkconfig nfs on
8. To verify,
1. Virtual M/c   #showmount -e localhost