NFS Server Setup

NFS SERVER SETUP

NFS Server Setup

Network File Service

Allows to share Directories between UNIX Systems
Daemons: netfs, nfs, nfslock (also uses portmap
and rpc service)

NFS Server Setup

NFS Server Configuration

Exported
File
System(s)
Configuration File /etc/exports
/data 172.31.0.0/16 (ro)
/www acb.sidbi.org

are

defined

in

NFS Server Setup

NFS Client Configuration

Configuration File : /etc/fstab
server1:/data /users/data nfs defaults 0 0

mount server1:/data /users/data

(Note: The mount point must exist before /etc/fstab is read or the
filesystem is manually mounted)

NIS Server Setup

NFS Troubleshooting
Use exportfs command to find and verify which
areas are exported by the server
Use mount command to find and verify which areas
are mounted by the client

Samba Server Setup

SAMBA SERVER SETUP

Samba Server Setup

Samba Service
File and Printer Sharing from UNIX to Windows
Uses smb Daemon
service smb start/stop/restart

Samba Server Setup

Samba Server Configuration

Use GUI Applications Server Settings Services
SMB
Configuration File: /etc/samba/smb.conf
Configuring File and Directory Sharing
[share_name]
comment = Fred's Home Directory
path = /home/fred
valid users = fred
public = no
writable = yes
printable = no

Samba Server Setup

Samba Server Configuration

Configuring Printer Sharing
[printer_share_name]
comment = Fred's Printer
valid users = fred
path = /var/spool/samba
printer = freds_printer
public = no
writable = no
printable = yes

Samba Server Setup

Authentication Methods
Use
local
username/password
/etc/samba/smbpasswd)

(stored

in

To add a local user: smbpasswd a fred (fred should

be a user in /etc/passwd)

Samba Server Setup

Samba Client Configuration

Share the Samba Directory on Windows
machine
Share the Samba Filesystem on Unix machine
by specifying in /etc/fstab
server1:/smbdata /users/smbdata smbfs defaults 0 0
or use
smbmount //server1/smbdata
username=fred

/users/smbdata