[NTLUG:Discuss] Remote file system

[Leroy Tennison]

Greg Edwards wrote:

> 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.
>
One thing I'm trying to accomplish is the creation of a centralized 
'login script' under Linux (like Micorosft's script capability in their 
netlogon share or preferably like NetWare's login script capability). 
 Do you know, is this 'do able' with NFS?