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In RHEL8 and because de request is not with autofs, we can proceed in this way: # mount server1.example.com server:/data /mnt

yum -y install nfs-utils showmount -e server1 mkdir -p /mnt/data sudo mount -t nfs server1.example.com:/data /mnt/data echo 'server1.example.com:/data /mnt/data nfs defaults 0 0' >> /etc/fstab

yum install nfs* -y mkdir /data chmod 770 /data vi /etc/auto.master /data /etc/auto.data :wq! vi /etc/auto.data data -rw,soft,intr server1.example.com:/data :wq! systemctl enable --now nfs* systemctl restart autofs

Regarding the comments made in some posts=> which one to use static NFS mount (edit fstab) or autofs, well it is matter of preference but here points to keep in mind • It is RHCSA exam and it clearly emphasizes on autofs • Static NFS mount are manual and editing the fstab means prone to errors and hence there is good chance the system will NOT boot and also server1 where the share is hosted may be offline or network issue then you will need to go into emergency mode to repair that [reedit the fstab], even if boots will take long time to do so • You don’t need to create any directory on server2 using autofs, where as with static NFS mount you will need to create one like /mnt/Data etc in advance hence more effort involved, plus you need to set the correct permissions • Autofs onces configured correctly it works like Gem and hence Redhat emphasizing on it follow below

Server1 assume /data already share from server1.example.com, otherwise #echo '/data *(rw)' >> /etc/exports #exportfs -a Server2 #systemctl enable --now nfs-server #mkdir /mnt/shared #mount -t nfs server1.example.com:/data mnt/shared

At server1: # yum install -y nfs-utils # systemctl enable --now nfs-server # echo “/data server2(rw)” >> /etc/exports # exportfs -av At server2: #mount -o rw,sync server1.example.com:/data /mnt #df -h /mnt

Is it should install cif-utils,or nfs-utils?

mount server1.example.com:/data /mnt