• Install the Debian am-util package using dselect or any other methold you choose.
  
  • Do NOT use the nis package as suggested by Debian

  • Do use the net map package

  • Do NOT use the the passwd map.

  • Edit /etc/am-utils/amd.conf. Set:

  Code:

  nfs_proto = udp

  
  

  Code:

  nfs_version = 2

  • restart the nfs package:

  Code:

  /etc/init.d/am-utils restart

  • Create mount point as a link to /net/host/remote/dir
  
  • Create a new directory you want to have the nfs mount, like /share.

  Code:

  mkdir /share

  
  
• Create a symbolic link from the server to the share point. This should be done as shown below, except for you should replace the host.domain.com section with the domain name of your nfs server. What this does is create a symbolic link from the /share/home folder of the server found at host.domain.com, to the local machines /share/home folder.
  
  
• Code:

  ln -s /net/host.domain.com/share/home /share/home

This should be all that you need to do to have the NFS mount point on your Linux client. Here are some steps to test it.

1. On the server, place a file in the share point.
2. On the client, do a listing of the mount point. You should see the file there.
3. On the client, read teh contents of the remote file.
4. On the client, create a file in the mount point.
5. On the server read the file created by the client.
   

If all of these steps worked, then your NFS mounts should be set up and working correctly.