Howtoforge posted a guide about setting up an NFS Server and Client on Ubuntu 10.04

This guide explains how to set up an NFS server and an NFS client on Ubuntu 10.04. NFS stands for Network File System; through NFS, a client can access (read, write) a remote share on an NFS server as if it was on the local hard disk.

  Setting Up An NFS Server And Client On Ubuntu 10.04