On Sun, Jun 03, 2012 at 04:19:09PM BST, dave selby wrote: > I have a server that provides a nfs share to several computers on my > network, I also want to back up this nfs share. > > Do I need to mount this share on the server itself before I access it > for backup or is it OK to access it directly ? > > I am not sure how picks nfs is with respect to direct access of its > exported shares
You can access the files directly from the server. Direct access is always referable over NFS or any other transport for that matter. -- rjc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]

