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Debugging Windows NFS mount

I have a Linux host with an NFS share: # /etc/exports /srv/data machineA.the-domain.net(rw,sync,no_subtree_check,all_squash,anonuid=1001,anonguid=1001) /srv/data *.the-domain.net(rw,sync,...
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Mount SFTP directory in NFS Share

Here's my issue : I have setup an SFTP with chroot directory is /sftp/usersftp In this chroot directory i have two subdirectory IN/OUT On the same serveur i had created a user with $HOME=/data/...
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Can "File History" be backed up to an NFS-share?

My Windows 11 desktop mounts this particular filesystem using NFS -- it is not available as a Windows share -- as drive N:. When I specify N:\MyBackups as the destination in the "File History&...
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Mount NFS share from WSL in Windows 10

I installed a Windows 10 with a WSL Ubuntu. For some reasons, I need to have some files in a Linux only filesystem that I created in /some/path. Since I need to access that folder from Windows, I ...
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windows partition rotten following partition size change on a dual-boot Windows/Linux

I am stuck: On a dual-boot Windows/Linux PC, in order to enlarge the boot partition which was running out of space to update the kernel, I wanted to move a Windows partition that had the system 32 ...
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Windows NFS share access from Linux unjoined domain computer with AD username using NIS

I have Linux clients using AD username/password using NIS and we have NIS Domain and UID and GID are already present in the AD. We used to have Windows 2003 NFS share and it used to work fine with ...
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Choosing the right file system for Windows and macOS

I currently store my files (images, documents, ...) on a server at home and access them from my Windows PC via a network share with NFS. Since some time ago I also have a Mac. From my Mac I also can ...
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Linux NFS Share - All files read-only, when mounting in Windows 10

I have a Raspberry Pi with Raspberry Pi OS (ex Raspbian). I wanted to share my home folder (/home/pi) with NFS. I'd like to access it also from my Windows 10 PC, reading and writing files as I was the ...
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How to set different UID and GID for each NFS folder in Windows 10

I have two NFS servers running Ubuntu (server0, server1). My client is on Windows 10. The Unix accounts for this client on each servers have different UID and GID, it is something like 1002,1002 on ...
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unkown characters on nfs shared directory

I have a raspberry pi that is used as an nfs server, and a windows computer that mount this shared directory. Unforunately, files names inside shared directory on client side have unknown characters. ...
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How is the cmdlet Set-NfsClientConfiguration installed?

How does one figure out which windows feature/package provides a given PowerShell cmdlet? An analogue to yum whatprovides and apt-file find on RedHat and Debian based systems. The cmdlet I ...
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Restrict nfs server access from windows client for domain users

I have an NFS server setup in Linux (Domain joined) and I'm trying to access the NFS share from windows clients. I have seen https://superuser.com/a/399212/502713 to set the registry entry for the ...
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How to resolve NFS Mount 'Error 1222' under Windows 10 Pro

I'm running the latest version of 64-bit Windows 10 Pro on my desktop box, which I'll call the Client box. I have another box running the same OS (the Server box) which I use to share six full HDs ...
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Adding Network Location to Windows Server 2012 r2

This issue sounds to be simple, however after spending some hours over the internet with no results, it is not. I need to add NFS to windows server 2012 r2, so it can be used for backups. while ...
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NFS Server granting/removing share permissions to a host error

While trying to add a host to NFS share permissions I'm receiving a very generic error with not much to go on. Cannot set NFS permissions Failed to perform the requested operation. The NFS server is ...
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Which versions of Windows have NFS clients?

Which versions of Windows currently support mounting of Network File System (NFS) shares without the installation of 3rd party software? I know that Windows 10 Enterprise editions have always had an ...
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File content corrupted when writing to NFS share from windows

We have an NFS share on an IBM zSeries which is mounted on windows and on AIX. Files written from windows are unreadable on AIX and from AIX on windows. I've tried a number of single and multibyte ...
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Sharing 2 PC's, Windows 10 1903. Network share access shows up only on one or the other. Never both?

I don't understand why network access will show up on only one or the other PC never both. Does it vary because of "something?" Both machines have static internal IP's and are defined specifically ...
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How to get NFS Server on Windows 10?

Although NFS Client/Server exist on Windows Server versions. I'm using Windows 10 Pro, and there's just the NFS Client available. How can I get this NFS Server (provided by Microsoft) in Windows 10 ...
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Powershell Invalid Spacename

I'm trying to use nfs command on Powershell like "Get-NfsClientConfiguration" or "Get-NfsShare" but they aren't working. I get an "invalid spacename" error. I don't understand how to enable the ...
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How to share a directory on a Linux machine to a Windows machine via NFS?

What are the full steps one needs to do to mount a directory from a Linux machine as a network drive on a Windows machine via NFS? Incomplete answer: Linux side: Install the NFS server and ...
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NFS sharing Windows and linux

So i have to export a folder from windows server to linux using NFS sharing. I have already created the NFS on the windows side with no problems what so ever, this is how i created it: nfsshare ...
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Connecting to NFS Share with Windows 10

I'm using Windows 10 Pro and am trying to connect to my Linux NFS Share. I have enabled NFS Services, but when executing the mount command I get the following error message (in German): FEHLER - ...
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NFS4 & VirtualBox: Ubuntu 14.04 host Windows 10 Techpreview client

I have a host OS Ubuntu 14.04 (my main OS). I run a Windows 10 client inside VirtualBox. I wish for NFS4 to work between them, I cannot see the share in my Windows 10 client. I followed the following ...
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Accessing Linux NFS Shares using Windows Explorer

I have a Linux Machine (CentOS 6.4) using which I exported a NFS Share. I'm pretty sure that this is an NFS Share since I Created an entry in /etc/exports Ran the command exportfs -avr Now when I ...
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Who's doing the computing on a remote folder in Windows?

When you're working with a remote folder, shared directory, or anything along those lines in Windows and you copy/move files, create a zip directory, or something along those lines on the server's ...
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NFS Mounts - Linux/Windows Permissions

I'm trying to mount a NFS-Share where I need specific permissions on the linux-site and a specific user on windows-site who is able to read AND write in this NFS-share. When I mount the share on ...
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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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NFS Mount not showing in Windows Explorer

Ok. After several hours of searching Google, I can not find exactly what I need. After mounting an Ubuntu NFS share in Windows 7 via command line, it says it mounts successively. I know it was ...
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NFS Share in Windows - Drives mapped as folders

I am relatively new to Linux (Ubuntu Server 12.0.4.1), but I am learning quickly. I currently have a Windows 2008 R2 file server set up (not ready yet to change that to Linux, but have plans). The ...
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Best way to mount a remote ZFS share in Windows and make it appear local, or close to local

I primarily use Linux and Mac, where sharing folders and block devices is easy and just works. I have a 38TB ZFS-backed Ubuntu fileserver that pretty much stores all of my data for all of my devices. ...
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How do I mount an NFS share in Windows 8?

I have a NAS that I'd like to mount over NFS. It works great on my Mac, but I cannot figure out how to mount this device on Windows 8. I've searched a bit online, but all the articles seem to apply ...
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Copying From Windows to NFS: Can The Timestamps Be Preserved?

We have a Linux server that has NFS shares. Some Windows hosts (XP & 7) connect to it via Services for UNIX. I've been told the behavior is different from XP to 7 in terms of file creation dates ...
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Setting up a file share for a lab of Windows PCs with Samba or NFS

I am trying to setup a "shared drive" for our lab on a university campus. I installed Debian on a spare PC we have here and the "clients" are all using Windows 7 Professional. Ideally, they all want ...
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Symlink directories outside an NFS share in that NFS share

I'm trying to share a directory over NFS: Client: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Server: Arch Linux x64 I have a directory called /data/authorized. I'd like to symlink other directories that are not in /...
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Error mounting Arch Linux NFS share on Windows 7 Ultimate

I'm trying to mount an NFS share over a LAN: Server: Arch Linux x64 Client: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 The server already successfully exports NFS shares to other Linux machines, so I'm pretty sure it ...
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NFS client (SFU in Windows 7) creates folders with 'x' bits set to false

I have a drive mounted on a Windows 7 64-bit machine from a VirtualBox Ubuntu VM via NFS. Whenever I try creating a folder from Windows, the folder is created with its executable bit set to false, ...
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What to do with NFS server (UTF-8) and Windows 7?

NFS share is mounted using mount server:/share x: command. File(cyrillic) "Новый текстовый документ.txt" created with samba share (and using UTF-8) is shown as "Новый текстовый ...
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Any way to symlink an NFS folder on a NTFS drive on Windows 7?

I am using Windows 7 and have successfully mounted an nfs drive using the Windows NFS Client. I would now link to symlink (or create a junction in different terminology) a folder to a location on a ...
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CIFS (Windows Share) or NFS for Windows directory share

I have a (Virtualized) Linux server which I'd like to backup regularly. The rest of our environment is Microsoft and our backup solution (ArchiveIQ) runs only on Windows - there are no Linux clients. ...
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Network login brings in user environment to any machine

In this article about Sun, the author talks about how using a Sun network meant that you could log onto any computer on a network and all of your personal tools and settings would be there. Is it ...
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How to set identity for Windows client for NFS without identity server?

I am using the Windows 7 NFS client to access a Fedora FC 11 NFS Server. The identity presented by Windows NFS Client to the NFS server can only be set in AD or if running a special identity server ...
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