[NTLUG:Discuss] Remote file system

[Greg Edwards]

Leroy Tennison wrote:
> I'm looking for a "good" (whatever that means - basically one that 
> works, is secure and reasonably easy to use) remote file system.
> 
> NFS seems to work but I keep hearing that there are security issues, may 
> just be percieved but nonetheless there.
> Samba - I'm having all kinds of 'interesting' behavior with it right now.
> 
> What else is available?  I've heard of OpenAFS, LUFS and possibly 
> SecureFS (can't find my notes).  What's available?  What works?  What's 
> capable?
> 

Inside your firewall, or outside?

Inside NFS is fine, runs reasonably fast, is well supported, and overall 
works seamlessly to users.  Combined with autofs and symbolic links you 
can generally forget about it once its setup.

I'm not too sure I'd make a FS mount point available to the outside world.

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Greg Edwards
New Age Software, Inc. - Software Engineering Services
http://www.nas-inet.com