Um, Just wanted to jump in here, before everyone starts exchanging hugs and kisses (I hate it when things get mushy!), but has anyone ever considered using Samba instead of NFS?
Up until a few months ago, I was using both Samba ans NFS because of a few dual-boot systems I had in my network. I didn't like the idea of running 2 file-sharing systems on my network, so I had a look at the latest LinNeighborhood to see if it had improved from a year or two ago. Surprise of surprises, it not only worked pretty darned good, but it has a neat little utility built-in that will write a "Mount Script". Once that is written, you no longer need LinNeighborhood at all! The mountscript becomes a desktop icon which can activated on demand. By copying it to your users "desktop" folder, and modifying the permissions of the icon, you can connect to your samba shares instantly. The shares will remain connected for as long as you're logged in, and work flawlessly! My biggest problem with NFS was shutting down a client. NFS would normally hang the shutdown procedure, and I would have to reset the system, with the usual rebuilding of the JFS upon restart. Once I had the mountscript nailed, I shutdown "autofs, nfs, portmap, and netfslock", and everything's been 100% ever since. Seems there is a happy compromise between GUI and C/L after all! Now, I use only Samba on my server, which of course, lightens the load on the server, and simplifies the setup of services as well. Oh, Yeah, and no more lockups on the client-side either. Of course, if you've already solved the problem, or resolved your personal conflicts, please disregard this notice ! LOL! Lanman On Wed, 2003-02-05 at 07:36, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Wednesday 05 Feb 2003 12:30 pm, Robert Wideman wrote: > > >> I don't need Outlook for that (and for the record I've never > > >> used it). I > > >> merely ask that you be considerate in your language. There isn't really > > >> anything else to say. > > > > Plus...today is a continuation of yesterday....i didnt go to sleep last > > nite...it is 6:30 AM CST here in Austin, TX. > > > That never helps. Haven't you noticed how often you go to sleep with a > problem on your mind and wake up with the solution? <g> > > Anne
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