Configure NFS Server and Auto-Mount Clients on CentOS 7
This guide walks through installing NFS utilities, creating a shared directory, configuring /etc/exports, starting the NFS service, and setting up client machines with /etc/fstab for automatic mounting on CentOS 7, including verification steps.
NFS Server Configuration
Install NFS utilities : yum install nfs-utils Create shared directory : mkdir -p /nfs/data Edit /etc/exports and add: /nfs/data *(insecure,rw,sync,no_root_squash) Apply the export table : exportfs -ra Start and enable the NFS service :
systemctl start nfs
systemctl enable nfsVerify the export :
showmount -e 192.168.178.224NFS Client Configuration
Install NFS utilities : yum install nfs-utils (Optional) Adjust firewall to allow NFS/rpcbind ports.
Edit /etc/fstab and add:
192.168.178.224:/nfs/data /nfs/data nfs defaults 0 0Mount the share :
mount -a
# or
mount 192.168.178.224:/nfs/data /nfs/data/Verify the mount with:
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