NFS on RHEL/Rocky/AlmaLinux - RHEL-Specific Considerations

Linux

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Supported Versions

Version Kernel NFS Support
RHEL 9.x 5.14+ NFSv4.1, nconnect supported
RHEL 8.x 4.18+ NFSv4.1, nconnect supported
Rocky/Alma 9 5.14+ NFSv4.1, nconnect supported
Rocky/Alma 8 4.18+ NFSv4.1, nconnect supported

Package Installation

# Install NFS utilities
sudo dnf install -y nfs-utils rpcbind

# Enable services
sudo systemctl enable --now nfs-client.target rpcbind

# Verify installation
rpm -qa | grep nfs

SELinux Configuration

SELinux is enabled by default on RHEL. Configure for NFS:

# Allow NFS home directories
sudo setsebool -P use_nfs_home_dirs 1

# Allow httpd to use NFS (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_use_nfs 1

# Check NFS-related booleans
getsebool -a | grep nfs