By default, Mac OS X connects to an NFS server from a 'non-privileged' TCP/IP port, that is, ≥ 1024. However, the Turbo Station only accepts connections from a 'privileged' TCP/IP port, ≤ 1023. The 'resvport' option in the setup causes Mac OS X to use a privileged port. Configuring NFS. Setting up NFS share points is similar to setting up AFP and SMB share points. On your Mac OS X computer in Server Admin, click the File Sharing button in the toolbar, and then click the Volumes button, followed by the Browse button. Navigate to and select the Shared Items folder.
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This chapter addresses the topic of using Mac OS X Server to share files across a network, including how to set up share points with appropriate access settings and configure the specific sharing protocols that Mac OS X Server will use.
This chapter is from the book Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Server Essentials v10.6: A Guide to Using and Supporting Mac OS X Server v10.6
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Server Essentials v10.6: A Guide to Using and Supporting Mac OS X Server v10.6
- Configure Mac OS X Server to control access to files and provide services based on user and group accounts
- Configure Mac OS X Server file services for Mac and Windows clients
- Configure Mac OS X Server to share files with Mac, Windows, and UNIX clients
- Configure Mac OS X Server to provide file services to FTP clients
- Troubleshoot file services on Mac OS X Server
- Configure Mac OS X Server to provide automatic network mounts
This chapter addresses the topic of using Mac OS X Server to share files across a network. It begins by exploring the challenges associated with file sharing and the issues to consider when setting up file sharing. The main focus of the chapter covers setting up share points with appropriate access settings, and configuring the specific sharing protocols that Mac OS X Server will use. This chapter also addresses automatic network mounts and general file-sharing troubleshooting issues to consider when enabling file services on Mac OS X Server.
Mac OS X Server has many different ways to manage share points and permissions. This chapter takes you through using Server Preferences, Server Admin, and Workgroup Manager to set up and maintain file sharing.
Challenges of File Sharing
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When setting up file services, there are a number of issues to consider. The obvious ones are what types of clients will be accessing your file server, what protocols they will be using, and what access levels they will need.
At first glance, these questions might seem relatively easy to answer, but the true requirements can get very complex. For example, a network share point might require access by Windows and Mac users, using their native protocols, where both platforms might be reading and writing to the same files at the same time. In other cases, you might need to support a complex workflow, such as in a print production environment, where the traditional UNIX permissions model is not sufficient to support the workflow. In other cases, you might have a large number of users and the challenge is managing their appropriate access over a period of time, as user and departmental needs change.
Historically, Mac OS X Server supported multiple platforms, but the experience may not have been optimal. Whereas Mac OS X Server implemented the UNIX permissions model, Windows NT servers later implemented a much different permissions model based on ACLs. In the past, accessing a server from a nonnative client, such as a Windows XP client accessing a Mac OS X v10.3 server, might have led to a confusing interpretation of the permissions available to that user, because the Windows client would have expected the more granular permissions model. Mac OS X Server v10.4 addressed this issue and others by supporting new features, such as ACLs, at both the file system and service levels.
The challenge also lies in the setup of the share points themselves. Careless layout of share points results in a more complex permissions matrix than necessary.
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In Mac OS X, you can connect to servers that use the AppleShare, SMB, WebDAV, and NFS protocols.
Mac file sharing (AppleShare)
Nfs Server For Mac Windows 10
To connect to an AppleShare server:
- With the Finder active, from the Go menu,select Connect to Server.... Alternatively, with theFinder active, press
Command-k
. - In the
Connect to Server
window that opens, type the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of the server. Click Connect. - In the authentication window that appears, type your username andpassword for the server. If the volume has guest access, selectGuest instead. Click Connect.
- Select the volume of the server and click OK.
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Windows file sharing (SMB)
Mac Os Nfs Client
Note: Because SMB traffic at Indiana University isfiltered, you may not access campus SMB servers from off campus unlessyou are using VPN.
To connect to an SMB server:
- With the Finder active, from the Go menu, selectConnect to Server.... Alternatively, with the Finderactive, press
Command-k
. - In the
Connect to Server
window that opens, next tothe 'Address:' field, typesmb://
, followed by thefully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of the server, aforward slash, and then the name of the shared volume (e.g.,smb://bl-dept-server.ads.iu.edu/share
).Note: Windows server administrators should havereverse DNS registration for Windows servers accessed by Mac or Unixsystems. - Click Connect.
- In the authentication window that appears, type your username andpassword for the server. You may also be asked to specify the domainwhere the server is located. For most servers at IU, use
ADS
. Click OK.
Nfs Server For Mac Os
WebDAV
To connect to a WebDAV server:
- With the Finder active, from the Go menu, selectConnect to Server.... Alternatively, with the Finderactive, press
Command-k
. - In the
Connect to Server
window that opens, type theURL of the WebDAV shared volume (e.g.,http://server.address/
). - Click Connect.
- In the authentication window that appears, type your username andpassword for the server, and then click OK.
NFS
To connect to an NFS server:
Macos Catalina Nfs
- With the Finder active, from the Go menu, selectConnect to Server.... Alternatively, with the Finderactive, press
Command-k
. - In the
Connect to Server
window that opens, next tothe 'Address:' field, typenfs://
, followed by thefully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of the server, aforward slash, and then the path of the exported share (e.g.,nfs://foo.com/home/u/jdoe
). - Click Connect.