21.2 Importing File Systems with YaST

Users authorized to do so can mount NFS directories from an NFS server into their own file trees. This can be achieved using the YaST module NFS Client. Just enter the hostname of the NFS server, the directory to import, and the mount point at which to mount this directory locally. The changes will take effect after Add is clicked in the first dialog. Click Open Port in Firewall to open the firewall to allow access to the service from remote computers. The firewall status is displayed next to the check box. Clicking Finish to saves your changes. See NFS Client Configuration with YaST.

The configuration is written to /etc/fstab and the specified file systems are mounted. When you start the YaST configuration client at a later point in time, it also reads the existing configuration from this file.

An NFSv4 file system can currently only be imported manually. This is explained in Section 21.3, Importing File Systems Manually.

Figure 21-1 NFS Client Configuration with YaST