[2024-feb-29] Sad news: Eric Layton aka Nocturnal Slacker aka vtel57 passed away on Feb 26th, shortly after hospitalization. He was one of our Wiki's most prominent admins. He will be missed.

Welcome to the Slackware Documentation Project

Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Both sides previous revisionPrevious revision
Next revision
Previous revision
Last revisionBoth sides next revision
howtos:network_services:home_nfs_howto [2013/01/29 23:34 (UTC)] allendhowtos:network_services:home_nfs_howto [2019/04/06 13:49 (UTC)] – Using proper section headers ellendhel
Line 1: Line 1:
 <!-- Add your text below. We strongly advise to start with a Headline (see button bar above). --> <!-- Add your text below. We strongly advise to start with a Headline (see button bar above). -->
 <!--Reviewed 20130128 by hazel --> <!--Reviewed 20130128 by hazel -->
 +
 ====== Home NFS Setup HOWTO ====== ====== Home NFS Setup HOWTO ======
 +
 This is a quick guide to setting up NFS in Slackware for use in a home LAN. The example used is for connection of a laptop computer with a desktop computer that also has an NTFS partition mounted on /music. It assumes that basic network connectivity has been established. This is a quick guide to setting up NFS in Slackware for use in a home LAN. The example used is for connection of a laptop computer with a desktop computer that also has an NTFS partition mounted on /music. It assumes that basic network connectivity has been established.
 This guide is largely cut and pasted from other more definitive documents. This guide is largely cut and pasted from other more definitive documents.
Line 26: Line 28:
 Both computers will be setup to act as NFS servers as well as clients. Both computers will be setup to act as NFS servers as well as clients.
  
-**Important files -**+===== Access settings =====
  
 **/etc/hosts** **/etc/hosts**
Line 60: Line 62:
 mountd: 10.1.1.2 mountd: 10.1.1.2
 statd: 10.1.1.2</code> statd: 10.1.1.2</code>
-The syntax in the above examples can be altered, e.g. 10.1.1. could be used to allow access from any machine on the 10.1.1.1/255 network+The syntax in the above examples can be altered, e.g. 10.1.1. could be used to allow access from any machine on the 10.1.1.0/24 network
  
 **/etc/exports** **/etc/exports**
Line 76: Line 78:
   * The no_root_squash option is very permissive. The root_squash option is much more secure.   * The no_root_squash option is very permissive. The root_squash option is much more secure.
  
-  * Allowing access to the entire root file system is very permissive. Restriction to a subdirectory is much more secure.+  * Allowing access to the entire root file system is very permissive. Restriction to a sub-directory is much more secure.
  
   * The nohide option is required to show the contents of other mounted partitions.   * The nohide option is required to show the contents of other mounted partitions.
 +
 +===== Daemon startup =====
  
 **/etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd** **/etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd**
Line 88: Line 92:
 Check that this file is executable on both computers. (Not strictly necessary as /etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd will run this, but will be important if you want the computer to work as an NFS client only) Check that this file is executable on both computers. (Not strictly necessary as /etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd will run this, but will be important if you want the computer to work as an NFS client only)
  
-To use NFS through the firewall on your computers, follow this guide that is quoted verbatim. Thanks rworkman!+===== Binding ports ===== 
 + 
 +**a) Slackware versions up to 14.2** 
 + 
 +To use NFS through the firewall follow this guide that is quoted verbatim. Thanks rworkman!
 From http://rlworkman.net/howtos/NFS_Firewall_HOWTO From http://rlworkman.net/howtos/NFS_Firewall_HOWTO
 <file>This document is intended to give you detailed steps for making NFS bind to <file>This document is intended to give you detailed steps for making NFS bind to
Line 227: Line 235:
  
 </file> </file>
 +
 +**b) Slackware version after 14.2**
 +
 +To use NFS through the firewall is now easier, as options for NFS can be set in /etc/default/nfs and /etc/default/rpc. It is simply necessary to uncomment the appropriate lines in /etc/default/rpc.
 +
 +**/etc/default/rpc**
 +
 +<code># See also /etc/default/nfs
 +
 +# Optional arguments passed to rpcbind. See rpcbind(8)
 +#RPCBIND_OPTS=""
 +#
 +# Optional arguments passed to rpc.statd. See rpc.statd(8)
 +#RPC_STATD_OPTS=""
 +# Optional hostname to start rpc.statd with.
 +#RPC_STATD_HOSTNAME="darkstar"
 +# Port rpc.statd should listen on.
 +RPC_STATD_PORT=32766
 +# Outgoing port rpc.statd should use.
 +RPC_STATD_OUTGOING_PORT=32765
 +#
 +# Optional options passed to rquotad. See rquotad(8)
 +#RPC_RQUOTAD_OPTS=""
 +# Optional port rquotad should listen on:
 +RPC_RQUOTAD_PORT=32769
 +#
 +# TCP port rpc.lockd should listen on:
 +LOCKD_TCP_PORT=32768
 +# UDP port rpc.lockd should listen on:
 +LOCKD_UDP_PORT=32768
 +#
 +# Optional arguments passed to rpc.mountd. See rpc.mountd(8)
 +#RPC_MOUNTD_OPTS=""
 +# Port rpc.mountd should listen on:
 +RPC_MOUNTD_PORT=32767
 +#</code>
 +
 +===== Firewall settings =====
  
 **/etc/rc.d/rc.firewall** **/etc/rc.d/rc.firewall**
Line 238: Line 284:
 $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p tcp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 2049 -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p tcp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 2049 -j ACCEPT
 $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p udp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 2049 -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p udp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 2049 -j ACCEPT
-# Accept TCP and UDP on port 32765 from local LAN for statd listen (set in /etc/rc.d/rc.rpc)+# Accept TCP and UDP on port 32765 from local LAN for statd listen 
 +#  (set in /etc/rc.d/rc.rpc for Slackware <= 14.2 or /etc/default/rpc for Slackware >= 14.2-current)
 $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p tcp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 32765 -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p tcp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 32765 -j ACCEPT
 $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p udp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 32765 -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p udp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 32765 -j ACCEPT
-# Accept TCP and UDP on port 32766 from local LAN for statd send (set in /etc/rc.d/rc.rpc)+# Accept TCP and UDP on port 32766 from local LAN for statd send 
 +#  (set in /etc/rc.d/rc.rpc for Slackware <= 14.2 or /etc/default/rpc for Slackware >= 14.2-current)
 $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p tcp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 32766 -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p tcp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 32766 -j ACCEPT
 $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p udp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 32766 -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p udp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 32766 -j ACCEPT
-# Accept TCP and UDP on port 32767 from local LAN for mountd (set in /etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd)+# Accept TCP and UDP on port 32767 from local LAN for mountd 
 +#  (set in /etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd for Slackware <= 14.2 or /etc/default/rpc for Slackware >= 14.2-current)
 $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p tcp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 32767 -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p tcp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 32767 -j ACCEPT
 $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p udp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 32767 -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p udp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 32767 -j ACCEPT
-# Accept TCP and UDP on port 32768 from local LAN for lockd (set in /etc/sysctl.conf)+# Accept TCP and UDP on port 32768 from local LAN for lockd 
 +#  (set in /etc/sysctl.conf for Slackware <= 14.2 or /etc/default/rpc for Slackware >= 14.2-current)
 $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p tcp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 32768 -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p tcp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 32768 -j ACCEPT
 $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p udp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 32768 -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p udp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 32768 -j ACCEPT
-# Accept TCP and UDP on port 32769 from local LAN for rquotad (set in /etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd)+# Accept TCP and UDP on port 32769 from local LAN for rquotad 
 +#  (set in /etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd for Slackware <= 14.2 or /etc/default/rpc for Slackware >= 14.2-current)
 $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p tcp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 32769 -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p tcp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 32769 -j ACCEPT
 $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p udp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 32769 -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -p udp -s $LOCAL_LAN --dport 32769 -j ACCEPT
Line 263: Line 314:
  
 ====== Sources ====== ====== Sources ======
 +
   * http://nfs.sourceforge.net/nfs-howto/   * http://nfs.sourceforge.net/nfs-howto/
   * http://rlworkman.net/howtos/NFS_Firewall_HOWTO   * http://rlworkman.net/howtos/NFS_Firewall_HOWTO
 howtos:network_services:home_nfs_howto ()