remote file access

ksmatthews · 01-07-2012, 02:46 AM

Hi All,

I am a web developer who requires direct access to files residing on another linux machine ... I want to be able alter those files directly from my own linux laptop within a LAN.

In Windows this can be achieved by mapping a network drive to another win machine.

Linux - Windows communication can be achieved using Samba.

But how can direct Linux - linux be achieved without using tools like ssh, scp or redesktop ?

regards,

Steven Matthews

jschiwal · 01-07-2012, 03:38 AM

You can use either samba or nfs.

lithos · 01-07-2012, 04:28 AM

Hi,

Samba will do it

Quote:

23.3.2. Mounting the Share
Sometimes it is useful to mount a Samba share to a directory so that the files in the directory can be treated as if they are part of the local file system.

To mount a Samba share to a directory, create the directory if it does not already exist, and execute the following command as root:

Code:

mount -t  smbfs -o username=<username> //<servername>/<sharename> /mnt/point/

This command mounts <sharename> from <servername> in the local directory /mnt/point/.

ksmatthews · 01-07-2012, 07:11 AM

Thanks Lithos,

So Samba is also used between linux systems ?

Steven M

Reuti · 01-08-2012, 09:10 AM

Why do you want to avoid ssh/scp? You could even mount it using sshfs on your local machine.

jefro · 01-08-2012, 05:36 PM

Generally nfs is used or has been a traditional method. Samba is used when a windows system is involved.