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NFS Mounts vs. Samba Security

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by mhess

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We are investigating putting in place NFS mounts to allow users on a workstation to save files to an AIX server, for backup purposes. What security advantages does Samba have over NFS mounts?

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by fzr_boom

I'm running Samba on my Solaris server. The main advantage is Samba allows you to lock down directories or open them up.
For example:
smb.conf
admin users = user list
allow hosts = host list
deny hosts = host list
create mast = octal value
"Creates mode. Sets maximum allowable permissions for new files (e.g.0777)"

I recommend Using SAMBA by O?Reilly. It a awesome book for learning and configuring SAMBA.
Good Luck...

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