Questions tagged [nfs]
Network File System (NFS) is a distributed file system protocol originally developed by Sun Microsystems in 1984, allowing a user on a client computer to access files over a network in a manner similar to how local storage is accessed.
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Best filesystem choices for NFS storing VMware disk images
Currently we use an iSCSI SAN as storage for several VMware ESXi servers. I am investigating the use of an NFS target on a Linux server for additional virtual machines. I am also open to the idea of ...
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How to restart (or stop or heck even start) the nfs client service on ubuntu 9.10?
The /etc/init.d/nfs-common file has been removed.
There is no NFS service utility.
Any help greatly appreciated.
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Mount NFS as remote user
I have debian as an NFS client.
I would like to mount a remote NFS with a specific user permissions (to specify the remote user account)
How can I do that?
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Mac OS X - User home directories shared via NFS
I've run into some problems with how I've got user home directories set up on our system here.
Our server is an XServe, using Open Directory to manage the user accounts.
The majority of our ...
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Why does cpio say "WARNING! These file names were not selected" when copying a large number of files?
For over 10 years, I've been using this strategy to copy a large number of files between UNIX filesystems:
cd source_directory
find . -depth -print | cpio -pdm /path/to/destination_directory
It ...
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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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Aliasing NFS export path
Is there a way to define an alias for a NFS-exported directory directly inside /etc/exports (without using a symlink)?
For example, I want to access this export
/home/username/nfsdir 192.168.0.100(...
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Second account for ESXi for NFS access only
is it possible to create a seperate user, and force ESXi to use that account for NFS access to NFS shares?
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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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How to use Client for NFS on Windows Vista?
I've installed "Client for NFS" on my 32-bit Windows Vista Ultimate. However, I can't find it in the start menu, and can't find any documentation on how to use it.
How do I connect to a NFS share ...
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Good NFS configuration for Home Network (NFS Performance Issues)
I have a small LAN that has a couple of Linux boxes (Ubuntu 9.10) with NFS shares on them. The boxes are networked with a consumer grade Netgear router (model WGR614V9) and using wired connections.
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Using Full Access NFS Shares
I am currently trying to set up a small network in which my first computer has a NFS share going to three other computers. I have been able to set up this share correctly, however I am having problems ...
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how to get NFS properly working in Debian again
There are multiple open bugs about NFS for Debian unstable right now.
One description of the problem says that the breakage is triggered by nfs-kernel-server transition to rpcbind - and rpcbind and ...
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Use multiple NFS servers for a single directory
I have to store some gigabytes of data in a single dir.
The structure is as follow :
/DATADIR
- dataABC
- dataXYZ
- folder012/
- folder456/
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If my hard disk is close to full, is there ...
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