Verify the File whether Shared or not ? : cat /etc/exports Start the nfs service: service nfs start Start the portmap service: service portmap start Make automatically start the nfs service on next reboot: chkconfig nfs on Make automatically start the portmap service on next reboot: chkconfig portmap on Verify either sharing or not: showmount -e localhost Check that default firewall is running on system? If running flush the iptables using iptables -F and stop the iptables service.