Exporting Filesystems with linuxconf
linuxconf is a very handy tool for setting up NFS shares as it saves you having to learn the exact syntax that is used in /etc/exports.
Type linuxconf at the prompt. Go to Networking, Server Tasks, and then Exported File Systems (NFS).
You are presented with a list of all the paths you are currently exporting (see Figure 16.1). Obviously at present the list is empty. For each path that you want to export you will add it here. Each of these is then added to /etc/exports. Click Add, and the dialog box shown in Figure 16.2 displays.
Figure 16.1. List of filesystems exported by NFS.
Figure 16.2. Options for NFS ...
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