[Gllug] distributed filesystems linux <-> solaris

Andy Farnsworth farnsaw at stonedoor.com
Wed Mar 31 16:01:24 UTC 2004


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> NFS isn't really distributed (in that there's only one server with
data 
> on it). However, if you're looking at NFS, what about SMB/CIFS
(samba)? 
> Does Solaris support this?

David,
  First, yes, Solaris will support using Samba (SMB) provided you
install the SMB packages.  Second, SMB/CIFS is not a distributed file
system, it is exactly like the NFS in this respect.

Andy Farnsworth


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