Exporting file system with nfs to an Ubuntu system

All I want to do is export the user files on my WDMyCloudEX4 to an Ubuntu system. All systems are connected on our local network. Just read only.

I have enabled NFS on the WDCloud via the web interface.

I logged on via sshd to the WDCloud and created /etc/exports:

/mnt/HD/HD_a2 -ro -alldirs -network 192.168.1.0 -mask 255.255.255.0

Ran  /usr/sbin/exportfs

Ran showmount -e 192.168.1.101 from the ubuntu system, but get nothing.

From the ubuntu system:

$ sudo mount -t nfs -o proto=tcp,port=2049 WDMyCloudEX4:/mnt/HD/HD_a2 /mnt

mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting WDMyCloudEX4:/mnt/HD/HD_a2

Tried using the IP address of WDMyCloudEX4:

$ sudo mount -t nfs -o proto=tcp,port=2049 192.168.1.101:/mnt/HD/HD_a2 /mnt

mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting 192.168.1.101:/mnt/HD/HD_a2

I’m sure I’m making some stupid mistake, but I don’t see it.

Leo_H wrote:

All I want to do is export the user files on my WDMyCloudEX4 to an Ubuntu system. 

You’re in the My Cloud forum, not the My Cloud EX4 forum.  That’s here:

http://community.wd.com/t5/WD-My-Cloud-EX4/bd-p/mycloud_ex4

But to get to your question:

What’s the output of 

/usr/sbin/exportfs

 …without any options say?

Sorry for the wrong forum. 

I solved the problem on my own. 

I didn’t know I had to enable nfs on the individual shares. I did this, and the correct commands were generated in

/etc/exports for each individual share. I was able to mount these shares on my ubuntu system.

Well, I (and the manual) could have told you that,   but…  you said you wanted to export a different (non-“Share”) path, not specific shares.  

The user interface does not allow for enabling it, so I wasn’t heading that direction.  ;)