SMB (Server Message Block) is a network protocol that is used to share access to files, printers and serial ports between a Linux or Unix computer and a Windows computer. NFS (Network File System) is ...

Vincent Danen takes you through the steps to set up Kerberos authentication on NFSv4 for more secure remote access to the server. In past tips we’ve looked at using Kerberos and how to authenticate ...

I hadn’t seen a stale NFS file handle for more than a decade, so this mount error surprised me. fermion:/ # mount boson:/cdrom/studio_9_solsparc /studio_9_solsparc ...

Anyone have experience with Windows-based NAS appliances and NFS? I'm looking at NAS solutions for a setup that will have 20 or so Linux servers pointing to an NFS share. Mainly web servers and a ...