LINUX

What is NFS ? NFS stands for Network File System, and it is a distributed file protocol that allows a user on a client computer to access files over a network as if they were on the local storage of the client. NFS was originally developed by Sun Microsystems in the 1980s and has since become a widely used protocol for sharing files and resources between computers in a networked environment, especially in UNIX and Linux-based systems. NFS enables remote access to files by allowing a client system to mount a remote server's file system as if it were a local directory. This allows users to read, write, and manage files on the remote server just as they would on their local machine. The protocol handles various tasks related to authentication, access control, and data transfer between the client and the server. There have been multiple versions of the NFS protocol, each with improvements in terms of performance, security, and features. Some commonly used versions include NFSv2, NFSv3,...