Re: Samba vs NFS

On Wed, 2005-02-23 at 12:29 +1300, Andrew wrote:
> in a linux to linux environment you might consider LUFS which lets u
> mount files systems via ssh
> 
> 
> LUFS is enabling you to mount into your file hierarchy a remote
> computer's file system, which is accessible by various means (ftp,
> ssh, etc.). Then, the access to the remote files will be completely
> network transparent. In other words, you'll be able to read/modify
> remote files as if they were local, watch movies/listen to MP3s from
> FTP/SSH/Gnutella servers withoutcopying them locally. Sheer magic. Now
> skip to the next section.
> 
> 
> http://lufs.sourceforge.net/lufs/

Really an interesting and helpful project.  I can think already on tons
of situation which I can use it :)

The page never talks about locking.  Of course most of filesystem would
not (like ftp), but when using ssh, it might be very possible.  

Does it support locking ? 


Raul Dias