3. Installing a NFS Server

NFS can be configured graphically or via the command line:

3.1. Graphically

Within Gnome or KDE, do the following:

  • Install the nfs-utils package. Click Main Menu => System Settings => Add / Remove Applications. Select NFS Server. Also visit the Server Configuration Tools menu and select redhat-config-nfs. When finished, hit Update.

  • Configure the NFS server. Click Main Menu => System Settings => Server Settings => NFS.

  • Start the nfs service and set it to start by default. Main Menu => System Settings => Services, select the nfs service and slick Start to start the service (use Restart if it is already running).

  • Confirm your NFS server is working by attempting to mount a share from the server.

3.2. On the command line

Open a terminal and do the following:

  • Install the named package. At the prompt, then switch to the root user: su -l root

  • Install the package: rpm -Uvh /path/to/files/bind-*.rpm

  • Open /etc/named.conf in an editor (for example, nano: nano /etc/named.conf

  • Start the named service and set it to start by default by typing: chkconfig named on

  • Confirm your web server is working by visiting http://localhost in your web browser. You should see the Fedora Core test page.

If you have problems apachectl configtest