Setting up a[ NFS] Server for file sharing

Hello Every Body,

Here is what I'm trying to do, I'm trying to build a Network of 4 computers,
1 server [NFS] and 3 clients, like I said before I pretty new to Linux, I
managed to install Linux [redhat 8] on all the Systems, now I trying to
network these system together. The Problem is that I not sure where to
start, I know in windows for example you create a domain and create accounts
under the down for user that are trying to authenticate to this server. now
the ultimate goal is once I'm done is to authenticate to the server so I can
use shared files on the server.

All of system are connected through a HUB, and I can ping the server on the
client side and vise versa, I need to know what services I need to have
running, what configuration files I need to be working with both the server
and the client side, I tried to search the Net for HOWTO documents, but I
have been successful on getting any documents that shows me some what of a
step by step instruction on how to go about this.

any help on where to start is greatly appreciated :)
Thanks

Bilal Osman <bosman@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Hello Every Body,

> Here is what I'm trying to do, I'm trying to build a Network of 4 computers,
> 1 server [NFS] and 3 clients, like I said before I pretty new to Linux, I
> managed to install Linux [redhat 8] on all the Systems, now I trying to
> network these system together. The Problem is that I not sure where to
> start, I know in windows for example you create a domain and create accounts
> under the down for user that are trying to authenticate to this server. now
> the ultimate goal is once I'm done is to authenticate to the server so I can
> use shared files on the server.

NFS is not about users, access is granted to machines at first.

Try http://www.tldp.org, the NFS HOWTO should explain what you
need to have installed/running to get NFS working.

Come back with more details questions if there are problems
and please provide what you have done and the exact error
messages you get.

Good luck

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Bilal Osman wrote:

> Hello Every Body,
>
> Here is what I'm trying to do, I'm trying to build a Network of 4 computers,
> 1 server [NFS] and 3 clients, like I said before I pretty new to Linux, I
> managed to install Linux [redhat 8] on all the Systems, now I trying to
> network these system together. The Problem is that I not sure where to
> start, I know in windows for example you create a domain and create accounts
> under the down for user that are trying to authenticate to this server. now
> the ultimate goal is once I'm done is to authenticate to the server so I can
> use shared files on the server.
>
> All of system are connected through a HUB, and I can ping the server on the
> client side and vise versa, I need to know what services I need to have
> running, what configuration files I need to be working with both the server
> and the client side, I tried to search the Net for HOWTO documents, but I
> have been successful on getting any documents that shows me some what of a
> step by step instruction on how to go about this.
>
> any help on where to start is greatly appreciated :)
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Hi.

I suggest you use samba and not nfs.
Go to www.samba.org for more info, or:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/SMB-HOWTO.html


/CGI

CGI <NoSpam4Me@nowhere.anywhere> wrote:
....
> I suggest you use samba and not nfs.

Would you mind explaining why? All systems are running Linux.

NFS is the way *nix systems share files over the LAN.

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Michael Heiming wrote:

> CGI <NoSpam4Me@nowhere.anywhere> wrote:
> ...
>
>>I suggest you use samba and not nfs.
>
>
> Would you mind explaining why? All systems are running Linux.
>
> NFS is the way *nix systems share files over the LAN.
>

Hi.

No, I don't mind explaining why.

It is very simple, I know how to do this with samba (easy enough to do
in RH9), not so with nfs for me 'cause I've never used it knowingly ;)


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CGI <NoSpam4Me@nowhere.anywhere> wrote:
> No, I don't mind explaining why.

> It is very simple, I know how to do this with samba (easy enough to do
> in RH9), not so with nfs for me 'cause I've never used it knowingly ;)

That's crazy, recommending that someone else use a convoluted,
non-standard technique simply because you do not know the normal
method used for shared file systems in Linux/Unix

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CGI <NoSpam4Me@nowhere.anywhere> wrote:
> Bilal Osman wrote:

>> Hello Every Body,
>>
>> Here is what I'm trying to do, I'm trying to build a Network of 4 computers,
[...]
> I suggest you use samba and not nfs.
> Go to www.samba.org for more info, or:
> http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/SMB-HOWTO.html

And I suggest that the OP stop multiposting, as I gave a similar
answer (sans Samba, which I think is wrongheaded for this usage,
although it is great for Linux/Unix => Windows filesharing) in another
group, not knowing that he'd multiposted this article into at least
four groups.

STOP MULTIPOSTING!

If you must see your article in more than one group, crosspost. Use
comas between the newsgroups names in your newsreaders newsgroup
field. Also do a Google search on netiquette.


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In article <_eE7b.5267$ZB4.2379@reader1.news.jippii.net>, CGI wrote:
> It is very simple, I know how to do this with samba (easy enough to do
> in RH9), not so with nfs for me 'cause I've never used it knowingly ;)

You've been told that this is wrong, but not WHY it's wrong. Here's why:
Samba is designed for DOS filesystems which lack Unix attributes of file
ownership and permissions. NFS OTOH is a full Unix filesystem.
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