It might, I will have to check with the people needing the access and those protecting the Linux data. Write access is not desirable. I presume that this is easily controlled on the Linux side using permissions.
Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Jones > Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 8:34 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Access Linux Files From CMS > > Hi, Richard. > > I believe the approach I would take would be to start an NFS > server on the Linux side and use CMS's NFS client to access > the Linux files.....both read and write access are supported. > > Does that meet your needs? > > Schuh, Richard wrote: > > > > We have a need to be able to access files on a Linux system > from CMS > > in a different LPAR. Never having done this, the specifics > of how to > > do it are a mystery waiting to be solved. What are the > steps that need > > be done in order to accomplish this? Is there a procedure > for doing it > > documented somewhere, a Redbook perhaps? Any pointer to speed us on > > our way will be appreciated. > > > > Regards, > > Richard Schuh > > > > > > > > -- > Dave Jones > V/Soft > www.vsoft-software.com > Houston, TX > 281.578.7544 >
