diff --git a/common/admin/nfs/admin.go b/common/admin/nfs/admin.go
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+//go:build !(nautilus || octopus) && ceph_preview && ceph_ci_untested
+// +build !nautilus,!octopus,ceph_preview,ceph_ci_untested
+
+package nfs
+
+import (
+	ccom "github.com/ceph/go-ceph/common/commands"
+)
+
+// Admin is used to administer ceph nfs features.
+type Admin struct {
+	conn ccom.RadosCommander
+}
+
+// NewFromConn creates an new management object from a preexisting
+// rados connection. The existing connection can be rados.Conn or any
+// type implementing the RadosCommander interface.
+//  PREVIEW
+func NewFromConn(conn ccom.RadosCommander) *Admin {
+	return &Admin{conn}
+}