Mounting a Directory from another Machine

Paintballguy59 · 10-25-2004, 10:33 AM

How do I mount a file directory (/tools) from another Linux machine on the same internal network to another Linux machine?

m0rg · 10-25-2004, 10:36 AM

have a look at NFS file system
or you can do it via samba.

LinuxRam · 10-26-2004, 06:02 AM

@Paintballguy59

A small (very very very quick) nfs how to for u :-
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NFS Server Configuration
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1. vi /etc/exports
/tools 192.168.1.1(rw)
(ip of the system to which u want to share tools folder)

2. /etc/init.d/nfs start

3. /etc/init.d/nfslock start

NFS Client Configuration
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1. /etc/init.d/portmap start

2. mount -a -t nfs

For further info get back here or u can read http://nfs.sourceforge.net/nfs-howto/

Akshat