Tag: nfs

Windows 7 and NFS

First you have to install the windows nfs service.

  1. Control Panel->Programs and Features->Turn Windows features on or off
  2. Services for NFS->Client for NFS

You’ll have a few seconds to have it installed and it should be fine.

From there open a cmd shell, and type the following.

showmount -e <nfs server name>

You should get a list of exported mounts on the nfs server.  To mount them do the following.

mount \\nfsserver\export_name Z:

I assume you can derive where you are suppose to change things.

To change the uid/guid you will use for read/writes do the following.

  1. start->run (regedit.exe)
  2. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->SOFTWARE->Microsoft->ClientForNFS->CurrentVersion->Default
  3. Create the following as DWORD.  AnonymousGid and AnonymousUid giving them the decimal value of the uid/guid you wish to utilize
  4. Restart the NFS Service on the windows box or reboot if the service refuses to restart.