Mount NFS (Network File System) on macOS

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∟Mount NFS (Network File System) on macOS

This section provides a tutorial example on how to mount a NFS Network File System on macOS computers. You must append '/' at the end of the file system name.

NFS (Network File System) is supported on macOS systems. But you may encounter various issues when running the "mount -t nfs ..." command.

1. "Operation timed out" Error - This is most common error you will get on macOS computers. It has a number of root causes including: incorrect server address, server not reachable, firewall on NFS related ports, etc.

mac$ sudo mount -t nfs 172.16.1.10:/data /Volumes/data

mount_nfs: can't mount /data from 172.16.1.10 onto \
  /Volumes/data: Operation timed out

2. "Permission denied" Error - There two possible root causes for this error. The first is that you are trying to mount a NFS file system that is not exported by the server. The second is that your host name of IP address is not listed in the server's /etc/exports file.

mac$ sudo mount -t nfs 172.16.1.10:/data /Volumes/data

mount_nfs: can't mount /data from 172.16.1.10 onto
  /Volumes/data: Permission denied

Another important note is that you must append "/" at the end of the NFS file system name when mounting it on macOS computers. Try the following two commands:

mac$ sudo mount -t nfs 172.16.1.10:/data /Volumes/data
  /Volumes/data: Permission denied

mac$ sudo mount -t nfs 172.16.1.10:/data/ /Volumes/data

mac$ df
172.16.1.10:/data    55%   51671   20026921    0%   /Volumes/data

Check the system log file on the server computer, you will see the following message that resulted from the first test.

rpc.mountd[10877]: refused mount request from 172.16.1.11
  for /data (/): not exported

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