Edgar Cole
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Can a Windows System Mount an NFS File System Shared by an AIX 6.1 Server
I have a directory on an IBM AIX 6.1 system to which a Windows system needs access. I'm familiar with configuring NFS in AIX, but never for a Windows client. Can Windows systems "see" NFS file systems exported by UNIX (AIX) servers?
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How can I find out whether I've got Samba installed on my server(s)?
In most cases it's controlled by inetd, so search in /etc/inetd.conf for "netbios-ssn" and "netbios-ns".
Sometimes it's started via inittab or an rc script. In this case smbd is always active and you can find it with "ps -ef | grep smbd".
Running
/usr/bin/smbstatus
is also an option, but not every Samba distribution ships it.
Some versions come as installp packages, so
lslpp -l | grep -i samba
could give you a hint.
Anyway, the presence of
/usr/sbin/smbd
or
/usr/local/sbin/smbd
means that Samba is installed one way or the other.
Sometimes it's started via inittab or an rc script. In this case smbd is always active and you can find it with "ps -ef | grep smbd".
Running
/usr/bin/smbstatus
is also an option, but not every Samba distribution ships it.
Some versions come as installp packages, so
lslpp -l | grep -i samba
could give you a hint.
Anyway, the presence of
/usr/sbin/smbd
or
/usr/local/sbin/smbd
means that Samba is installed one way or the other.
ASKER
What is the significance of the pcnfsd daemon? I'm assuming that it should be enabled if I'm expecting any of the NFS clients to be running Windows.
(rpc.)pcnfsd is the daemon program responsible for serving the PC-NFS client,
an NFS client implementation for DOS and Windows machines from SUN.
It originates from the 1990s and is no longer prevalent, due to the existence of current NFS-Windows products from Microsoft and third-party suppliers.
I'm rather sure that PC-NFS is no longer available on the market.
an NFS client implementation for DOS and Windows machines from SUN.
It originates from the 1990s and is no longer prevalent, due to the existence of current NFS-Windows products from Microsoft and third-party suppliers.
I'm rather sure that PC-NFS is no longer available on the market.
ASKER
Eventually I'm going to need to implement NFS on my PowerHA cluster. Is there an HACMP facility for configuring NFS on cluster nodes?
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It's built into Windows 7 Enterprise, but not installed by default.
This thread has useful information and links:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_programs/nfs-client-for-windows-7/42aae25d-d077-4ff9-abdf-7314a589c46d
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