Microsoft NFS reference: Creates an NFS file share. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.
Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for New-NfsShare. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.
Supported environments
Windows / NFS · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
Parameters
-AllowRootAccess
Grants the UNIX root user access to a share.
-AnonymousGid
Specifies the group identifier (GID) that Server for NFS uses for anonymous users who access an NFS share.
-AnonymousUid
Specifies the user identifier (UID) that Server for NFS uses for anonymous users who access an NFS share.
-AsJob
Indicates that this cmdlet runs the command as a background job on a remote computer. Use this parameter to run commands that take an extensive time to finish. When you use the *AsJob* parameter, the command returns an object that represents the job, and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job finishes. To manage the job, use the Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the Receive-Job cmdlet. The *AsJob* parameter resembles using the Invoke-Command cmdlet to run a Start-Job command remotely. However, with *AsJob*, the job is created on the local computer, even though the job runs on a remote computer, and the results of the remote job are automatically returned to the local computer. For more information about Windows PowerShell background jobs, see about_Jobs and about_Remote_Jobs.
-Authentication
Specifies an array of authentication types that an NFS client can use to access NFS shares. The acceptable values for this parameter are: -- Sys (AUTH_SYS authentication) - Krb5 (Kerberos v5 authentication) - Krb5i (Kerberos v5 authentication with integrity checking) - Krb5p (Kerberos v5 authentication with privacy) - All - Default If you specify All, Server for NFS configures Sys, Krb, Krbi, and Krbp on the share. If you specify Default, Server for NFS configures Sys, Krb, and Krbi on the share.
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-EnableAnonymousAccess
Configures an NFS share to allow anonymous users to access it.
-EnableUnmappedAccess
Configures an NFS share to allow unmapped UNIX users to access a share by using the UID or GID.
-LanguageEncoding
Specifies language encoding to configure on an NFS share. You can use only one language on the share. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - Euc-jp (Japanese) - Euc-tw (Chinese) - Euc-kr (Korean) - Shift-jis (Japanese) - Big5 (Chinese) - Ksc5601 (Korean) - Gb2312-80 (Simplified Chinese) - Ansi
-Name (required)
Specifies the name of the NFS share to create.
-NetworkName
Specifies the network name of a share. For a local share, the network name is the host name. For a server cluster, the network name is the network name in the resource group to which the share is scoped. This parameter is not required when you create a local share. In the case of a server cluster, specify the client access point. If you do not specify a network name, New-NfsShare assigns a network name that belongs to the same resource group by default.
-Path (required)
Specifies the path of a new NFS share.
-Permission
Configures the type of global ("All Machines") permissions on the NFS share. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - Readwrite - Readonly - No-access
-ThrottleLimit
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Prerequisites
Windows with the NFS module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
Security considerations
This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.
This command creates an NFS share named NFSshare01 for sharing the folder C:\shares\NFSshare01. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.