Some users need to collectively
edit documents for a project, share access to spreadsheets and
forms used in the daily operation of a company, or perform any number of
similar file-sharing activities. It also can be efficient for groups of people on a
computer network to share common applications and directories of information
needed to do their jobs. By far the best way to accomplish the centralized
sharing of data is through a file server.
A centralized file server can be backed up, preserving all stored data in one
fell swoop. It can focus on the tasks of getting files to end users, rather than
running user applications that can use client resources. And a centralized file
server can be used to control access to information??”security settings can
dictate who can access what.
Linux systems include support for each of the most common file server protocols
in use today. Among the most common file server types in use today
are the Network File System (NFS), which has always been the file-sharing
protocol of choice for Linux and other UNIX systems, and Samba (Server
Message Block, or SMB, protocol), which is often used by networks with
many Windows and OS/2 computers.
Samba allows you to share files with Windows PCs on your network,
as well as access Windows file and print servers, making
your Linux box fit in better with Windows-centric organizations.
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