Installing NFS
Before you begin installing NFS, make sure that your network setup is functioning correctly and that the server and clients can ping each other. Setting up your network is explained in Chapter 20, "TCP/IP Network Management."
Although the NFS software comes preinstalled with Red Hat Linux, you need to be aware of what the software is and what each specific program does. This is important when you are troubleshooting problems and configuring NFS-related tools such as the automounter.
Three programs provide NFS server services:
rpc.portmapper—This program does not directly provide NFS services itself; however, it maps calls made from other machines to the correct NFS daemons.
rpc.nfsd—This daemon translates the NFS requests into actual ...
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