Questions tagged [file-server]
File server programs in general
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NFS server stuck at shutdown
I have an linux NFS server that gets stuck after I attempt to shut it down with
shutdown -h now
It does issue a warning
The system is going down for system halt NOW!
And any subsequent attempts to ...
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How to provide untrusted users access to download data from a Linux server with rsync?
The problem I am trying to solve is how do I make a directory of files available for a set of semi-trusted users to download?
The quantity of data in this directory is expected to grow quite rapidly. (...
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How do I properly configure idmapd?
I have a nfs4 server where the uids of two users are flipped against the client.
(Both machines are running debian trixie)
server name=jupiter
karl 1000
alice 2001
bob 3001
client name=saturn
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Disk Encryption for a Linux File Server Used by Multiple Devices
I have a Linux server that uses Samba to share a 2TB NTFS drive (which was formerly in an old Windows server) on my home network.
It acts as a file server, and the files are accessed by three home PCs ...
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Linux user changed permissions and ownership of shared folder file not created by him
I am using Linux Mint and my workmates are using Windows. We've got a local, shared server (also Linux) for documentation files and a weird thing happened yesterday: a windows user created a file (....
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Building redundancy by creating multiple nfs mounts to a single location
I have been managing a small local Linux cluster for my lab, consisting about two dozens of Ubuntu Linux servers - half of those are headless servers (rack/tower), and the other half are used as ...
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Active directory server set up DNS resolution failure or VERY SLOW, can I route external DNS requests the traditional way, before the server existed?
I'm very new to the world of active directory, windows server etc., so I apologise if some of the questions I ask are a bit stupid, but I'll try and explain exactly what I want to do below, and my ...
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Samba does not show all ZFS snapshots
I am setting up a file server that uses Samba together with ZFS.
I have configured Samba such that it shows the ZFS snapshots under "Previous Versions" in Windows; following is an excerpt of ...
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Standalone Fileserver with deduplication wanted
Situation:
I want to reinstall a Homelab Server (Windows OS) as a linux-based Server
Server | Purpose: Backup System (mostly offline)
I currently have an HP Proliant Microserver N54
Turion II Neo N54l ...
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Squeezebox can't connect to Logitech Media Server running on PC
Debian 11, I have installed Logitech Media Server to use with Squeezebox player. Server is running on local IP Address: 192.168.10.xxx port 9000. I configured that address on my Squeezebox player, but ...
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can we run ftp or sftp from single user account?
I have installed ftp and sftp on my linux mint system, for wordpress file transfer
I had to create new user account for ftp and sftp on my system during the installation process.
Is it possible to run ...
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How to set up a bunch of linux servers with shared file system without using job scheduler?
I am managing multiple GPU servers in our lab, which are mainly used for deep learning tasks. We would like these machines to share the same file system, so it is easier to switch between them.
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Install Samba package from ISO file or CDROM
I have an old server which is running Ubuntu Linux 16.04 in a lab environment. It is not not possible to upgrade to the new Ubuntu version due to hardware capacity. I decided to keep it and us it as ...
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SCP from a distant server with a cumulative size limit
I want to copy a number of files from a distant server to local computer, such that the total size of the files does not exceed certain limit, as I do not locally have enough disk space; and the files ...
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scp doesn't work when I use sshpass with password
I am trying to transfer files between my file server and raspberry pi, I can't figure out why this doesn't work
When I run this in the terminal it works:
scp "/home/testfile.txt" [email protected]....
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