How do I do a network folder share to specific linux users?
 

Is it possible to do a network share for /home/john/mysharedfolder to a user peter (assuming peter has a useraccount on the system) over the intranet, without using samba? For the client (peter), how does he access the shared folder (assuming peter's system does not have a GUI insterface)?

Thanks !

Is it linux to linux sharing? If so NFS works.

Alternatively, you can install an ftp server and use a client from the non-gui machine...

I decided to install samba :)

From a windows box, I can access the shared home directory with \\sambaserver\peter (which is actually /home/peter) and a windows box of the shared folder is displayed. File can then be transferred between the windows box and the linux samba box.

However, if I'm on a another linux box, how do I access /home/peter with samba via the commandline ?

Thanks !

Don't Do It
 

Uh Oh! Just went through this in the ubuntu section of the forum!

You don't want to connect to your linux box from another linux box using smb.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=421056

Having said that, yes - you can do it. But you really should use nfs instead.

SSH for sharing
 

Use ssh. You probably already have it installed.
Just have the remote user goto the url fish://serverIP
I use this in konqueror. In Ubuntu you need to goto connect to server, then select SSH and enter the IP/dns name. Restrict access as nessisary with regular file permissions (chmod, chown, etc.)