SMB (Server Message Block) is a network protocol that is used to share access to files, printers and serial ports between a Linux or Unix computer and a Windows computer. NFS (Network File System) is ...

I hadn’t seen a stale NFS file handle for more than a decade, so this mount error surprised me. fermion:/ # mount boson:/cdrom/studio_9_solsparc /studio_9_solsparc ...

Vincent Danen takes you through the steps to set up Kerberos authentication on NFSv4 for more secure remote access to the server. In past tips we’ve looked at using Kerberos and how to authenticate ...

If thinking of NFS v4 puts a bad taste in your mouth, you are not alone. Or wrong. NFS v4.0 and v4.1 have had some valid, well-documented growing pains that include limited bandwidth and scalability.

Dear linux-security subscribers, this is urgent matter, so please read carefully. This is not a security advisory, but equally important for all of you that NFS mount SFU's patched RedHat ...

We have been having an internal debate, not really so much a heated fists to face kind of debate, but more discussions, around the merits or performance impacts of running mySQL databases across NFS.