Is it possible to make CIFS "look like" NFS via some configuration/mount options? What I mean is, from a client point of view, will the mounted share behave EXACTLY like NFS will? -- Daniel
Hi Daniel, Can you specify what NFS features are important to you in such case? (in other words please define "look like NFS") Regards, Michal 2009/6/3 Daniel L. Miller <dmiller@amfes.com>:> Is it possible to make CIFS "look like" NFS via some configuration/mount > options? ?What I mean is, from a client point of view, will the mounted > share behave EXACTLY like NFS will? > > -- > Daniel > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: ?https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba >
You can have an NFS mount on your Nix box like /JOBS/stuff and a CIFS mount on XP like \\JOBS\stuff. In this case, JOBS is the Samba server name. This is how I maintain the same paths in scripts on diff platforms. Al you have to ensure is that your app will obey UNC paths so that a drive letter is never saved out in the file. - Brian On Jun 3, 2009, at 11:38 AM, Daniel L. Miller wrote:> Is it possible to make CIFS "look like" NFS via some configuration/ > mount options? What I mean is, from a client point of view, will > the mounted share behave EXACTLY like NFS will? > > -- > Daniel > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Hello, And if you want some unix-like features on top, make sure "unix extensions" is set to yes. But be careful with that and test it beforehand on all systems (different operating systems I mean). It can sometimes break little things for Mac/Win. Regards, Michal 2009/6/3 Brian Krusic <brian@krusic.com>:> You can have an NFS mount on your Nix box like /JOBS/stuff and a CIFS mount > on XP like \\JOBS\stuff. > > In this case, JOBS is the Samba server name. > > This is how I maintain the same paths in scripts on diff platforms. ?Al you > have to ensure is that your app will obey UNC paths so that a drive letter > is never saved out in the file. > > - Brian > > On Jun 3, 2009, at 11:38 AM, Daniel L. Miller wrote: > >> Is it possible to make CIFS "look like" NFS via some configuration/mount >> options? ?What I mean is, from a client point of view, will the mounted >> share behave EXACTLY like NFS will? >> >> -- >> Daniel >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the >> instructions: ?https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: ?https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba >