Best way to fileshare?

RangerDude · Guru Joined: 19 Apr 2003 Posts: 301

What is the best/easiest way to mount a filesystem from another linux box?

handsomepete · Posted: Sun May 18, 2003 5:45 pm Post subject:

NFS

Enable NFS support in your kernel (might be enabled by default - in filesystems), emerge nfsutils. Edit /etc/exports on the computer that's serving files (man exports - it's pretty explanatory and easy... it can be as simple as directory_name *(ro,sync) to let everyone access the directory (read only)). Then fire up NFS on that system (/etc/init.d/nfs start). On the PC that wants to access the files you can add the exported directories to your fstab (also pretty easy, there's a lot of examples in the forums and on the internet) and add portmap and nfs to your default runlevel to mount them automagically, or you can mount them manually whenever you need them.

slougi · Posted: Sun May 18, 2003 5:47 pm Post subject:

RangerDude · Guru Joined: 19 Apr 2003 Posts: 301

Thanks.