nfs is a linux file share system so is inherently supported on any linux system, including ebox, it is just the configuration that is not integrated into ebox (yet) It is perfectly possible to share the same folder with both samba and nfs should you want to. On Thursday 15 October 2009 16:03:57 Andreas Dick wrote: > and how long do we have to wait, until NFS is realy supported in Ebox? > because Samba is not a real alternative to NFS for a real Linux user! > Andreas > > Am Donnerstag, 15. Oktober 2009 10.15:15 schrieb Radoslav Dejanović: > > Steve Nadjari wrote: > > > Can someone please kindly tell me what is the best scenario or ideas > > > for my situation, of how to networked them together. I've read a > > > posting with similar situation and he was using Samba, and then both > > > Windows and Linux clients (via Linux's Samba Client) can connect well. > > > But I also understand that Linux has their own native connection way, > > > which would not require Samba, and eBox is also Linux. So, do we need > > > Samba for those Linux Machines? > > > > Not necessarily. You probably talk about NFS > > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_File_System_(protocol) ) which is > > an originally Unix protocol that is still being used on Unix (and Linux) > > servers. (and there are a handful of several other methods as well) > > > > If you're new to Unix, the best solution would be to stick to eBox and > > provide Linux users with Samba shares; if you wish to use NFS, you'll > > have to set it up manually; Linux clients can easily use Samba shares > > (although they will have to authenticate before accessing he share, but > > even that task is largely automated in popular Linux GUI-s like KDE or > > Gnome). For a newcomer, it really is the best approach to keep it as > > simple as possible. > > > > To conclude: you don't need Samba for your Linux clients, but you do > > want it because eBox will provide you with a simple and straightforward > > administration for all your clients, regardless of their OS. Adding more > > services, if they aren't absolutely necessary, does not provide as much > > benefits as potential administration headaches. If your Linux users are > > Ok with Samba shares, stick to it. > > > > Rado > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ebox-user mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.ebox-platform.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ebox-user > > _______________________________________________ > ebox-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ebox-platform.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ebox-user >
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