/etc/exports contains the exported directories on NFS servers. Refer to the exports manual page for the syntax of this file. Also refer to the NFS HowTo available at on how to configure the servers and clients in a secure manner. For example, for sharing the /home directory over the local network, the following line may be added: /home 192.168.0.0/255.255.0.0(rw) Install the /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs-server init script included in the package to start the server at boot. make install-nfs-server /etc/fstab contains the directories that are to be mounted on the client. Alternately the partitions can be mounted by using the mount command with the proper options. To mount the /home partition, add the following to the /etc/fstab: <server-name>:/home /home nfs rw 0 0 Install the /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs-client init script included in the package to mount the partitions at boot. make install-nfs-client