IT/Hardware/Routers/USB Hard Drive/nfs exports

Samba

• This seems to be the industry standard
• We would have liked this as it makes setting things up in Windows easier
  • But then again we don't use windows.
• BUT we have never gotten it to work
  • by working we mean automounting in fstab

NFS

• This is how we setup the servers at the MSGs to share files across the network
• It is very easy to setup.
  • The following documentation is from our beloved Asus AC68(may she live forever)
• Plug in the USB drive
  • We recommend ext3, ext4 or NTFS
• Turn the service on
• Put in the information as shown to share to one machine.
  • Usually the one that will be making the backups

Step 1

Step 2

• In fstab add the following line
  • 192.168.2.1:/mnt/travelbackup /mnt/samba nfs auto 0 0
  • Don't forget that fstab need an empty line at the bottom of the file.
  • Hit return a few times and save the file.
• run the command to mount all the shares

sudo mount -a

• Now the share will appear in Dolphin
• You can use rsync to backup to it

Problems

• It is very unstable for hot plug and unplug
• If you try to mount and it is not there it will hang the system.
• Best implemented as an always on system that can be yanked in an emergency.
• Better at that point to just plug into the server as needed.