Re: Samba vs NFS

Hi

nfs is meant for Unix-to-unix file sharing, Samba is primarily for
Windows-to-Unix/Linux file/print sharing.  They serve somewhat
different purposes.

As far as security is concerned, both have their own issues. But which
one to deploy, I guess it all comes down to your business needs.   For
Samba, lookup http://www.samba.org where it has lots of HOWTO and tips
to follow.
For nfs, the main thing is to avoid remote root rw access, if you can. 

You might want to set up firewall rules to restrict external access to
your server. This would greatly reduce the exposure.

Hope this can help.


On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:42:36 -0500, Jennifer Fountain
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all:
> My company is looking at samba or NFS to allow our clients to access
> shares from their Windows workstations and their linux ssh sessions.
> From a security standpoint, which option is "more" secure?  Which option
> is more vulnerable than the other?  Etc, etc ,etc.  I appeciate any
> security information about NFS or samba that you may have.
> 
> Kind Regards,
> 
> Jennifer Fountain
> Systems Administrator
> R&B Distribution
> 3400 E Walnut Street
> Colmar, PA  18915
> 
> 


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