End User Access
UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing Storage through NFS
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UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing Storage through NFS
UNIX and Linux users can access shares on the NSS through NFS. Due to the way
that the NSS implements NFS file access privileges, only NFSv3 is supported. In
order for NFS access privileges to work correctly, you must have the NSS joined to
an NIS domain.
NOTE
You must have root privileges to your client system to create an NFS mount. Before
an end user can access the shares on the NSS through NFS, NFS must be enabled
on the NSS and the individual share set up to allow NFS access.
To access the NSS storage through FTP:
STEP 1
Log into the client system as root.
STEP 2
Create a mount point directory for the mount if you do not already have one (e.g.,
mkdir /mnt/nas_share1).
STEP 3
Mount the NFS share by typing "mount -v -t nfs -o
nfsvers=3,rsize=32768,wsize=32768 <IP address/hostname>:<mount point path
on NSS> <mount point path on client>". The mount point path on the NSS appears
in the
Shares
page.
STEP 4
Log out of the root account.
STEP 5
Log into the user account on the client system.
You can now access the share though the mount point directory on your client.
You have the share privileges as are defined for the NSS.
UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing Storage through FTP
UNIX and Linux users who have a user profile set up can access any shares to
which they have privileges on the NSS storage using NFS or FTP. Note that when
using FTP to access the NSS storage, users cannot rename folders. To rename a
folder, use CIFS or NFS if enabled on the share.
