NFS server on Bubba

[tlittle]

Hi,

I started setting up my Bubba today - it is going to take over existing network functions so that I can retire some old, power-hungry hardware.

My Linux PCs use NFS to mount directories from the "old" server so I need an NFS server running on Bubba. What is the easiest way to do this? Is the server already installed? Etc.

I can deal with configuring the server and so on, but I want to do it as "Bubba-compatibly" as possible... How?

Thanks,
Tom

[msx]

Hi,

I started setting up my Bubba today - it is going to take over existing network functions so that I can retire some old, power-hungry hardware.

My Linux PCs use NFS to mount directories from the "old" server so I need an NFS server running on Bubba. What is the easiest way to do this? Is the server already installed? Etc.

I can deal with configuring the server and so on, but I want to do it as "Bubba-compatibly" as possible... How?

Thanks,
Tom

It is not installed by default.. The most compatible way is enabling debian repositories (uncommenting lines in /etc/apt/sources.list), installing the relative packages and then configuring the server.

[tlittle]

Thanks - installed it, configured it and it works. Got about 70 other packages too (using "apt-get update"), including what looks to be a complete GCC development system... I just let 'em install.

Further!
Tom

[msx]

hi, maybe you could find some time to write an howto? i'll be interested. I'm using linux on my pc too, so it's no point using samba (i find it quite slow)..

[solsson]

There is a nice and short howto for installation at
http://linox.be/index.php/2005/08/16/pu ... nd_client/

I've been trying to copy 200GB between two bubbas, and NFS is significantly faster than samba, and no problems with non-ascii characters.