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faster way to mount a remote file system than sshfs?
I have been using sshfs to work remotely, but it is really slow and annoying, particularly when I use eclipse on it.
Is there any faster way to mount the remote file system locally? My no.1 priority ...
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How to (cleanly) dismount sshfs when mounted on a NFS mount point?
My coworker has a desktop computer with /home shared on our file server. I have developed a Perl script for sshfs-mounting a certain directory on another SSH host which works fine on my laptop.
On ...
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Mount Mac OSX server NFS from Linux <krb5> LDAP?
I'm trying to mount an NFS share from Fedora 16. The server is Mac OS X Server, set up by my coworker. I believe it requires Kerberos/LDAP authentication, so I would start the (probably arduous) ...
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Copy remote files on nfs without round-trip
I have a large amout of data (several GB) on a remote drive, that is transparently mounted via nfs. I'd like to copy these files into a subdirectory of where they are already residing, so everything ...
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How to map user IDs on an NFS share?
I have succesfully mounted an NFS share from my remote machine to my local. However, the files I want to edit on the remote machine are all owned by root.
How can I mount my NFS drive so that my local ...
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Export NFS path containing "-" (dash)
I'm in a bit of a pinch with NFS exports file.
Specifically, I can't find a way to export a directory containing "-" in the path name.
Manual (exports(5)) states:
Also, each line may have one or ...
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How do you declare a bind mount in NixOS?
I'm trying to declare a bind mount in my NixOS configuration. I'm trying the configuration snippet below, but it sends the OS into recovery mode when I test it out (using nixos-rebuild test). To be ...
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“ls” shows no files in mounted NFS folder, but “cd” works
An NFS share was mounted to /vol/mynfs on a Linux client. It does not show any folders with ls and bash completion does not work in /vol/mynfs too. But after changing to a subdirectory all files are ...
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NFS mount fails, permission denied, no export entry
I have a problem mounting a NFS share that I can't solve that is driving me nuts. This is the situation:
Three machines involved:
Host A: mandrake, IP 192.168.1.4, NFS server
Host B: athlon64, IP 192....
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Alternative to NFS or better configuration - instable network, simple to set up
We are currently using NFSv4 for file sharing in a small office.
Unfortunately the network is not very stable and it seems to have huge impact on the Ubuntu clients if the network is gone: The whole ...
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Making an NFS mount on the host visible and read-write inside Docker container
I am new to Docker and I want to use it to get a controlled compilation environment for my code.
I already have a Docker image with all the tools I need. My problem at the moment is as follows:
I ...
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Which network file systems do not implement locking correctly?
As a common cause for file corruption, documentation often cites as cause "NFS that doesn't implement file-level locking correctly" or something similar, e.g., for SQLite:
How to corrupt an ...
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How to configure permissions for linux NFSv4 client with Synology NAS?
I have an established Linux server (Ubuntu 12.04) and a new Synology NAS and am having trouble getting correct NFS user permissions on the mountpoint.
The server also mounts an NFS export from ...
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How to determine whether a directory is on an NFS mounted drive?
How can I determine whether a given directory on a Linux machine is from an NFS mounted drive or not?
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using NFS over unreliable networks (wifi/mobile)
I have a NFS server at home (and an openvpn connection that only works outside of home).
My phone (Jolla) is basically Linux, and has mobile data/wifi/usb network capability.
Basically, I want to ...
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