LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

Chapter 29. File and Service Sharing (Topic 2.209)

This Topic covers software that is used to share files and services between systems. Samba is used to share files and services between Linux and Microsoft Windows systems. NFS, the Network File System, is used to share files between systems running NFS clients (typically other Linux- or Unix-based systems).

This Topic contains only two Objectives:

Objective 1: Configuring a Samba Server

The candidate should be able to set up a Samba server for various clients. This Objective includes setting up a login script for Samba clients and setting up an nmbd WINS server. Also included is to change the workgroup in which a server participates, define a shared directory in smb.conf, define a shared printer in smb.conf, use nmblookup to test WINS server functionality, and use the smbmount command to mount an SMB share on a Linux client. Weight: 5.

Objective 2: Configuring an NFS Server

The candidate should be able to create an exports file and specify filesystems to be exported. This Objective includes editing exports file entries to restrict access to certain hosts, subnets, or netgroups. Also included is to specify mount options in the exports file, configure user ID mapping, mount an NFS filesystem on a client, use mount options to specify soft or hard and background retries, signal handling, locking, and block size. The candidate should also be able to configure TCP wrappers to secure NFS. Weight: 3.