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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login failed: target account name is invalid
We are in process of setting up disaster recovery site, have a bit of problem.
Right now we are replicating AD server to our DR site and rest of everything is duplicate setup.
Issue that i am facing is, we have file share named…
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Recommend me a widely used web-based file sharing system
I need to choose and install a server-client platform for a ~150 user base. They should be able to upload files (after logging in) through a web form and browse folders, download whatever the other users have uploaded, etc. All files would be…
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Transfer files from windows 2008 to win7
I'm trying to transfer files from a remote win2008 server to my local pc running win7. I have the full GnuWin32 suite installed locally so basic unix utilities are available. Unfortunately, I can't access windows shares between the 2 machines.
I was…
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Serving large file downloads from another server
My current setup
I am managing a download site where some files could be over 2 GB. I am using a plugin to forbid the download directory for user and serve files from another url. For example:
If files are located on example.com/files/file1.zip…
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How to transfer files between systems always in the correct order?
I'm working on a web application that exists at two sites. Each system is hosted on it's own LAMP stack, with access restricted to specific users on the network.
When content is updated via user input on one side, a file is transferred from that…
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Recommendations for a file server used by ~20 people
We have a machine running consumer hardware at the moment as our fileserver, and of course its RAIDs keep dying. So we've been given permission to get a replacement that's less likely to die.
The problem is, I don't know enough to know what I'm…
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How to connect to VAN ( Value Added Network) to download EDI
Looking to start implementing EDI and I was told that the EDI will be sent through a VAN ( Value Added Network). How to I access the EDI files? It used to be sent through FTP. Do I have to contact the company providing the VAN? or my trading…
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How to use Map Network Drive to store files on Windows Server 2008 R2
I use Windows Server 2008 R2.
The server is on a virtual machine.
How can I share a folder on the server, and map a drive to it?
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