- #MAC OS NFS SERVER HOW TO#
- #MAC OS NFS SERVER MAC OS X#
- #MAC OS NFS SERVER INSTALL#
- #MAC OS NFS SERVER MANUAL#
- #MAC OS NFS SERVER SOFTWARE#
#MAC OS NFS SERVER MAC OS X#
On the Mac OS X client, type the address of the share directory into the Address box. On the Mac OS X client, select Go in the Finder bar at the top of the screen, and then select Connect to Server. On the Linux server, make sure the the NFS service is running and re-export the shared directory by typing the following (as root user): # exportfs -a -v This is important because the Mac OS X Connect to Server window makes its request to mount the shared directory from a port above 1024, and fails without the option. The insecure option lets clients that request the exported directory make the request from an insecure port (ports above 1024). This example allows the /var/music directory to be shared with all computers (*) and allow read/write permission (rw). For example, to share the /var/music directory from the Linux server named, you can add the following line to the /etc/exports file on that server: /var/music *(rw,insecure) To be able to use the shared directory from Mac OS X, however, you must be sure to add the insecure option.
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On the Linux server, export a shared directory using the NFS facility as described in Chapter 18. To create an NFS shared directory in Linux and connect to it from a Mac client, do the following:
#MAC OS NFS SERVER MANUAL#
(I describe the manual procedure at the end of this section.)Ĭonnecting to NFS from the Connect to Server window If you don't have access to the Linux server, you either need to ask the administrator of the Linux server to make the change or connect your Mac to the Linux NFS server manually. You can then use the files and directories (also called folders) that reside on the Linux NFS server as though they existed on your Mac OS X computer.Īs I've mentioned, the procedure relies on being able to make a small change to how the Linux NFS server offers the shared directory.
#MAC OS NFS SERVER HOW TO#
The following procedure describes how to use the Connect to Server window from a Mac OS X client to access files and directories from a shared Linux NFS server. Although Mac OS X does support NFS connections from its Connect to Server window, you need to do a little trick on the Linux server for that server to accept connections from the Mac OS X computer. Drag this directory to the Finder sidebar to make it easy to access in the future.For many years, Network File System (NFS) has been the preferred method for sharing files among Linux and other UNIX-like computer systems. You should find your exported directory in there, e.g. In the Finder menu, select Go -> Go to Folder, and type /net/SERVER_HOST_NAME, e.g. (If you previously tried to mount an NFS volume, unmount it first, like so: sudo umount -f /net/fileserver.local/home/ubuntu) Refresh the automounts by running sudo automount -vc I've found myself having to go back to back to this answer once a year or so re-apply the changes.
#MAC OS NFS SERVER SOFTWARE#
Note: It appears that some macOS software updates can overwrite this file and remove your changes. I got kernel panics on the Mac with this, so I went back to the default (NFSv3). Note that we're not using nfsvers=4 here.Note that setting it to 0 (or adding noac) causes Finder not to notice when a file is deleted on the server, so we can't use it. actimeo=1 sets the attribute cache timeout as short as possible.Without this, Finder becomes very slow and takes forever to show directories. locallocks creates locks on the client rather than on the server.On the macOS client, edit the /etc/auto_master file (documented in the auto_master man page): sudo nano /etc/auto_masterĪnd change the line starting with /net to the following (or add it if necessary): /net -hosts -nobrowse,nosuid,locallocks,nfc,actimeo=1 (I'm not sure if the -a option is necessary.) no_subtree_check is a performance thing.You need these options unless your Ubuntu server and Mac client use the same UID/GID for the main user. Run id on the server to find out your UID/GID. all_squash,anonuid=1000,anongid=1000 forces all reads and writes to be performed by the user/group with UID/GID 1000 (1000 is the default ubuntu user/group on my server).insecure means to accept connections from unprivileged (higher) port numbers.(But be careful not to make your NFS server available to the entire internet!) The Mac client's IP address should be in this range. 172.16.238.0/24 is the IP addresses to accept connections from./home/ubuntu is the directory to export.Now add a line similar to this: /home/ubuntu 172.16.238.0/24(insecure,rw,all_squash,anonuid=1000,anongid=1000,no_subtree_check)
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#MAC OS NFS SERVER INSTALL#
Install the NFS server as per the Ubuntu NFS guide: sudo apt install nfs-kernel-serverĮdit /etc/exports: sudo nano /etc/exports