Changes

To check on the status of NFS using the graphical services tool launch it from the ''System->Administration->Services'' menu option. When the tool loads, scroll down the list of services until you find NFS and click on it. The status of the service will be displayed. The following screenshot show shows the NFS server running in the tool:

Next, the firewall needs to be configured to allow NFS traffic. To achieve this, run the Firewall Configuration tool by selecting the ''System->Administration->Firewall'' menu option. If the firewall is enabled, make sure that the check box next to ''NFSv4'' is set and then click on ''Apply'' and ''Close''. Alternatively, if you are using an alternate firewall solution such as Firestarter, ensure that TCP and UDP prots ports 2049 are both open to traffic.

Now that NFS is running and the firewall has been configured, we need to specify which parts of the file system may be accessed by remote Linux or UNIX systems. This can be achieved by directly editing files, or using the NFS Server Configuration GUI tool. In this section we will use the GUI tool to configure two folders to be shared, and then look at the system configuration file which that was modified as an example of how to make these changes manually.