[SOLVED] NFS and Samba Server and client configuration- I.P. and Username difference

amperenaushad · 10-31-2016, 05:08 AM

When we configure samba client we give existing "username" who can access that samba share like #smbclient -L server name (or I.P.) -U username.
But while configuring NFS Server we give only I.P. in /etc/exports of that machine that can access this share like /nfsfileshare Client-I.P.(rw,sync,no_root_squash)
My Question is- Can we use existing "username" in place of Client-I.P. in NFS server configuration?
I am new to this.

michaelk · 11-01-2016, 12:00 PM

No, with NFS a client is another computer that requires access to the share on the server. Basic user permissions are based on the uid,gid.

So what are you trying to accomplish?

jpollard · 11-01-2016, 07:50 PM

Well, there is nfsidmap - which provides translation tables for translating remote uid/gid into local uid/gid.

It is just usually easier to use the same UID/GIDs on the NFS client as those used on the NFS server.

amperenaushad · 11-07-2016, 05:37 AM

Thanks jpollard and michaelk