You have several options. First, there are steps that you can take to improve NFS security somewhat, such as restricting it to particular IP addresses (although IP addresses can be spoofed). Second, you can use NFSv4, which supports proper authentication. Third, you can use an alternative means of sharing drives to Linux. I've actually been using SMB to access my Linux server's drives from my Linux client, to avoid setting up a separate file-sharing service. Several other options exist - including SSHFS (for more of a quick-and-dirty approach), AFS, and Coda, but I don't have experience with any of them.
Thanks very much for the feedback.
since nfs4 is NOT included in sles9 (apparently because it's acl code is not yet stable..?) I will take look at the two alternatives you mention.
The feedback was very much appreciated. Mourik Jan -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
