I have been looking around.. doesn't look like there is much better than AFS.. but it needs patching of the Linux kernel, which is a turnoff, and is not implemented in the standard Mandrake setup. SMB may also be a consideration.. but having a fstab file with a passwords in it, with everyone able to read is not a good idea either, might have a look at autofs, to see if it's easier method to hide the passwords.
On Sat, 2002-03-30 at 12:52, Tim Holmes wrote: > As there is with anything, there are pros and cons to AFS. Meanwhile > I've never used OpenAFS, but I have worked with and have some experience > with AFS. > > If implimented, the security of AFS can be very nice, but AFS is not > very stable. It's been known to go down quite often, then closing you > and others out of their files, etc;. That's a pitty.. still things are always getting better, (when was the last time that you checked OpenAFS) > AFS is also a much more "high end" network file system. And not sure it > would have any practicle use in Linux. I could be wrong, but from my > experience, unless you're using this Linux server for business > applications, AFS isn't that great an idea to compile and impliment in > Desktops like Mandrake. I beg to differ on this.. I think that security on the local lan is important, particularly on a large scale setup,or even small setups, for instance, on a network with 30 PCs in a factory situation, or school situation, having mounted home directorys, and using LDAP for AUTH, roaming with the lovely Desktops that Mandrake gives, and plugging in a unauthorized Notebook PC, could easily give unauthorized read access to files that they should not have access to. > But AFS coupled with Kerberos is a very nice set up. And if implimented > properly can be very powerful. Maybe my view point, is just that, my > view point, but I don't see AFS sneaking into the mix with NFS for the > Desktop for now. Sounds like your view point is a sort of peer to peer is the only way of running desktops, which is just so difficult to setup and control, with user logins etc.. > If you've tried implimenting it on Linux, please let me know. I'd be > very interested in your findings. > tdh I will let the list know... but it will be a while, as I am running a total Linux setup here.. it's not really a problem here, as this Network is small with about 12 workstations PCs on it, so plugging in a uncontrolled Notebook, or PC in the network is not much of an issue, all I am doing is is looking just how well the setup that I have here would scale, NFS could be a issue on a larger system. There is some hope though there is NFS V4 anyway at this moment we will be sticking with our current NFS setup, till we find a way to improve it. Cheers Mark > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > T. Holmes | UNIXTECHS.org | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | UIN: 17021091 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > | Hi Everyone, > | > | Just seeing if is there a better Network File system than NFS in the > | standard Mandrake 8.2 Linux, something like OpenAFS.. > | http://www.openafs.org/ it sort of bugs me than anyone can walk up and > | plug a notebook in a NFS network and probably connect to it.. Just some > | ideas please. > | > | May be there is a AUTH system that could be used for NFS.. but a lot of > | text that I read just keep telling me how insecure that NFS is.. There > | has been a lot of talk on improved file systems.. but network file > | systems Linux seems to be a little behind in Linux. May be Mandrake > | should include OpenAFS...
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