Re: "Sharing" files in Linux

On Wednesday 07 April 2004 11:40, you wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Apr 2004, damien hull wrote:
> > Are you doing this for Windows or Linux workstations?
> >
> > If it's Windows workstations then Samba. If it's Linux workstations you
> > could use NFS and NIS+, NFS & LDAP or samba. There are problems with NFS
> > and Samba.
> >
> > NFS only allows three types of access.
> > 1. Owner
> > 2. Group
> > 3. Everyone else
> >
> > This will not work in an enterprise situation. What do I do if more then
> > one group wants access to the same directory? I'm SOL!
>
> This isn't entirely true: there is already support for ACLs over NFS:
>
> http://acl.bestbits.at/
>
> Regardless, managing multiple groups per user isn't that difficult in an
> enterprise setting. Where do you think NFS was first used, the enterprise
> or on home networks?!
>
> --Arthur Corliss
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Well, that changes everything. I'll have to add that to my system.

I would like to point out that I mad a mistake. I said that "NFS only allows
three types of access". These are file permissions and have nothing to do
with NFS. Just thought I would point that out.

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Received on Wed Apr 7 13:12:56 2004