On Mon, 2002-02-25 at 20:42, Bret Hughes wrote: > On Mon, 2002-02-25 at 21:16, Julian Opificius wrote: > > Howdy y'all, > > > > So, dumb question of the evening:- > > how do I connect to files and directories on one linux box to another (on > > the same lan, where I have accounts on both). > > > I use nfs for this. I have set it up several ways but the easiest I > have found is to get webmin and use it to export the directories on the > one that will serve the files and use it on the client machine to set up > the mounting of the nfs directory. > For those who use nfs: what's a fairly simple way to handle making usernames and groups consistent between computers when using nfs? Does nfs provide a way to map one user to another when writing files to a remote computer? Or do you have to ensure that the uid for every person using nfs is the same between all of the computers?
> or if simple file transfer every now and then is all you need then sftp > in combination with ssh should do the trick. I found a graphical tool > called securepanel awhile back that also works well. > > BTW you will need root access on both machines to set up most solutions > depending on the services currently running. > > Bret > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- Carl D. Blake Director of Engineering Boeckeler Instruments, Inc. 4650 S. Butterfield Dr. Tucson, AZ 85714 Phone: 520-745-0001 FAX: 520-745-0004 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] .com _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
