A mechanism for allowing and mediating access to files for non-local users and programs. Such mechanisms are either built on top of local filesystems or seamlessly integrated into distributed filesystems. Common examples of file sharing mechanisms include CIFS (SMB, DFS), NFS, GlusterFS, Lustre.
Questions tagged [file-sharing]
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Azure - File Share using HTTPS
Is it possible to share Azure Storage's files through HTTPS without using RestAPI?
I know it's native feature is to provide this through SMB 3.0, but is there a way without having to develop something to create this?
Thanks!
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Can I connect computers between two routers?
Sorry in advance, I'm not a big networking guy. The best way to illustrate what I'm asking is to show it in this diagram:
I need to be able to establish file sharing on Windows from "Laptop" to "PC-1" and "PC-2". Laptop is running Windows 10 Pro,…
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How to allow file to be executed but don't allow user to view folder content in File Explorer?
I have a folder of executables that users have read and execute permissions on. They also have a link on their desktop to run them. Is there anyway to still allow them to execute these files but not be able to list all executables in this folder as…
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Network share slow down over time
We have a Mac mini 2018 which share the content of a Raid NAS and after like 6-7 days the read/write speed of the connected user drop down, what would be a good way to investigate what is the problem ?
Here's some details about the setup :
Mac mini…
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Sync files between centOS (ec2) & a NAS
I have made a cronjob, that takes backup locally - of some diffrent files. But i would like to have them copied to a remote server aswell.
The problem is the "remote" server is a NAS server, and im not quite sure how i should go about…
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Best way: Sharing large data across LAN
Problem: Small movie business using external USB hard drives to share large data between co-workers.
Problem 2: Remote access (They would also like remote access) (I can do this with a Mikrotik if I went with NAS, or the application server if…
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Hide a normal share when the share is already under DFS share?
I'm wondering if it is possible to hide the normal windows file server share when that same share has been published via DFS on the same server?
To clarify, say I'm running DFS on a server called FILESVR and there are 3 folder in it's storage that I…
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Properly Created Windows Share with Different Permissions
In my network, I have 3 workstations and 1 server.
I want the user at each computer to be able to save their files to a share on the server. Each user should have their own directory.
As the names of the users may change I have created user accounts…
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Sync files without internet at two locations
I have large files (1 GB+) that should be kept replicated at two locations and internet speeds keep a cloud or online solution resource prohibitive. (Already slow connection approx 6 Mbps in a remote part of Canada with a hardware VPN on top)
I…
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windows 7 cant open files from osx mavericks server
I have recently setup OSX Server (on Mavericks) with an external harddrive.
I have setup users and groups and created two sharepoints (public (on the internal drive), work (on the external)).
Last week everything was running fine, windows and mac…
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Web Interface to sharing files on a server with automatic deletion after x days
I currently have access to an FTP server, with files uploaded onto them. I was interested in knowing how to:
Automatically delete files on a specific folder on the FTP server which are x days old?
I'm pretty new to Linux/Unix, I've read people…
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Set file description in apache2
In the default file listing page (mod_autoindex) on apache2 (OS X), there is a column marked "description". Does anyone know of how you actually set what appears here? All of mine are blank, as are most of the ones on other servers that I see.
Sorry…
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How to access device on switch from another computer?
I have several computers all connected to the same switch. Some computers are running RHEL, one is running CentOS.
The CentOS machine is connected with NIC 2 to switch 2, and NIC 1 to switch 1.
The RHEL machines are connected to switch 1.
Both…
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Create a 'GitHub' style index page for files/folder on a fileserver
My workplace doesn't have a easy to use document management system, and I have no chance in building or installing one. Right now, people just throw files on a shared fileserver, where search doesn't really work.
Trying to find information/files for…
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What program/service should I use to set up a file server and browse those files on the web?
I'm new to networking and IT, so I apologize for any gaps of knowledge in my query.
I want to set up a file server for at least ten Windows 7 workstations so that these computers can download and upload files to a centralized location.
I also want…
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