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On 17/09/12 09:18, Gordon Henderson wrote: > > NFS is fairly easy. > > OK - I've been using it for over 20 years, and I use it every day, however. > > On all PCs you need to make sure you have the NFS software installed. In > the Debian world: > > sudo apt-get install nfs-kernel-server > > will pull it all in for you. > > On servers, edit the file /etc/exports - add in lines like this: > > /home *(rw,no_root_squash,sync,no_subtree_check) > > that means "export /home and all directories under it, but don't allow > remote root access to it". > > then > > sudo exportfs -a > > (You only need that when you change /etc/exports - it's done at boot time) > > On each client PC, edit a line into /etc/fstab: > > 192.168.2.3:/home /desktop nfs > user,noauto,nolock,hard,intr,rsize=1048576,wsize=1048576,proto=tcp,nfsvers=3,fsc > 0 0 > > (That's all one line in-case your email client splits it) > > where 192.168.2.3 is the IP address the the "server" and /desktop is a > local (empty) directory to mount the drive into. You DO need the > 'servers' to have a static IP address on the LAN. > > Note the user and noauto parameters above. user will let it be mounted > as a user (no sudo/root) and noauto will stop it being mounted at boot > time - that's important if the client device is booted off the lan - it > will time out eventually, but it will take a long time to do so) > > then on the client PC (e.g. laptop) when you want to access the remote > directory on the desktop: > > mount /desktop > > then /desktop is the /home directory on the 'desktop pc' is visible and > will go-away at a reboot. > > Thee can be a lot more to it than that - you'll get into lots of issues > with premissions, etc. but as long as the files have world read-access > then you'll be fine to start with. > > Gordon > I am pleased that you said 'fairly' easy. I have printed this off and will study it. Thanks. Just one query, when you say quote You DO need the 'servers' to have a static IP address on the LAN. unquote which servers do you mean? Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq