Questions tagged [file-sharing]
A mechanism for allowing and mediating access to files for non-local users and programs. Such mechanisms are either built on top of local filesystems or seamlessly integrated into distributed filesystems. Common examples of file sharing mechanisms include CIFS (SMB, DFS), NFS, GlusterFS, Lustre.
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How do you find what process is holding a file open in Windows?
One thing that annoys me no end about Windows is the old sharing violation error. Often you can't identify what's holding it open. Usually it's just an editor or explorer just pointing to a relevant ...
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How to delete cached temporarily credentials for a network share on a Windows machine without rebooting or logging off [duplicate]
This is more of a curiosity then a real problem, I am just to lazy to reboot or log off my laptop.
I have connected to a network share on a Windows server with domain credentials from a non-domain ...
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How to configure a Windows machine to allow file sharing with a DNS alias
What process is necessary to configure a Windows environment to allow me to use DNS CNAME to reference servers?
I want to do this so that I can name my servers something like SRV001, but still have \\...
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How can I get a list of shared directories on local Windows server?
If I have a Windows server (typically 2000, 2003 or 2008), is there a simple way to list all local directories shared on that server?
I can find the shares themselves easily enough, but I would love ...
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How to make Samba share to NOT ASK FOR PASSWORD
NOTE: I have read probably up to 50 different pages describing how to setup public Samba share in the span of 2 YEARS and nothing ever worked for me. I don't know how much RTFM I need to set this ...
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What does NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME mean in Samba?
I set up a share like this:
[global]
security = user
map to guest = Bad Password
usershare allow guests = yes
[vms]
comment = VirtualBox Virtual Machines
path = /home/neil/...
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Creating a windows account only for share access
I'm running Windows Server 2008 R2 in a workgroup, not a domain, and I want to create a local account that is only used for allowing other computers in the same workgroup to access file shares on that ...
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What a pros and cons of FTP vs SSH for file transfers?
Why to consider setting up an FTP service on a server when files transfers work fine by means of SSH (with Midnight Commander on a Lunux and FileZilla on a Windows client)? What are pros and cons of ...
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What security risks are there with employees using Dropbox?
Are there any particular security concerns to keep in mind with company-wide use of Dropbox file sharing / versioning / backing up, and are there specific options or settings that would be recommended ...
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How to share assets between multiple web servers?
I have multiple Linux web servers attached to a load balancer, and I like to share assets (such as pictures, videos, and other stuff) between these servers. What is the best way to do this?
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Vagrant shared folder and file change events
I have ubuntu virtual machine that I'm accessing through Vagrant.
On my host (Mac OSX), there is a folder with couple of files, that I share to virtual machine. In that virtual machine, I want to use ...
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VHD network file transfer fails consistently at 4GB
This issue has been extremely frustrating for us: when transferring a large VHD (virtual hard disk) file from a Windows 7 machine over the network to a physical Windows Server 2008 machine at our ...
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How do I force specific permissions for new files/folders on Linux file server?
I'm having an issue with my install of Ubuntu 9.10 (file server) and its samba permissions. Logging in and reading works fine. However, creation of new directories by users restricts access for other ...
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Anonymous access to SMB share hosted on Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
First off, I have read through this post and a whole slew of non-SF posts which seem to address the same or a similar problem, however I was still unable to fix my problem.
I've got three machines in ...
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Is it possible to use bittorrent for a fileserver [closed]
I would like to set up a file server that is searchable, preferable via the web. I'm wondering if it would be possible to achieve this using the bittorrent protocol and have a single client sharing ...
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