On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 10:57 PM, Alan McKinnon <[email protected]> wrote: > That's how it is supposed to work. nfs is a Unix filesystem, it obeys > Unix user and permissions (unlike say VFAT or smbfs where it has to > fudge these things). NFS will mount the filesystem using whatever is set > on the server. You cannot override the permissions the server has set > from the client
Alan, Thank you for your help. I was trying to use NFS because I always thought it odd that I have to jump through a bunch of samba hoops to share data among gentoo boxes. Is this a fair understanding: When setting up an NFS server to share data with people, first collect a list of UIDs from people around the world who will ever want to connect to this server. Modify the NFS server settings to incorporate these UIDs. If you cannot generate such a list, then an NFS server might not be right for you. > You probably want to tweak your squash settings. I never have heard that term before, but I'm hoping to find something like this: "Normally NFS requires you go compile a list of UIDs of people around the world who will ever connect to your server. The "squash settings" help you avoid that. Thanks again, Chris
