>>> On 10/3/2014 at 05:29 PM, Ron Foster <[email protected]> wrote: 
> Everyone,
> 
> We have a Windows application that accesses files on Linux on system z.  We=
>  currently use Microsoft services for Unix.
> 
> But we have found that Microsoft is dropping support for this product.  And=
>  we have to migrate to a newer operating system.  So we need plan B.
> 
> We have tried using native TCPIP client that is in Windows 2008 R2, at leas=
> t one function used by the application is not usable. (we make the nfs conn=
> ection using the NFS client and then map a Windows share on top of it.
> 
> Now we are trying out the Open Text NFS gateway.  However it uses pcnfsd to=
>  do authentication.
> 
> Anyone have any idea of how to get hands on a PCNFSD module.
> 
> Anyone thought about Samba and a NFS mount?

OK, I'm confused.  What can't you just use Samba and have the client systems 
running the application just map a network drive to your Linux server?


Mark Post

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