Sharing directories across the LAN

[Brian Fahrlander]

Derek Broughton wrote:
> This isn't strictly an Ubuntu question, but I'm having trouble deciding the
> best way to handle my problem.
> 
> I have a project on which my partner and I have to collaborate, and need a
> shared folder structure.
> 
> In an ideal world, I'd just create a subversion repository and we'd check
> files in or out as needed, but the partner in question is my wife, so I
> can't just dictate terms :-)

     On the machine who's sharing the files, you can set gid/uid to be 
forced- it's just not a feature of NFS. I do it here all the time. It's 
also how I keep the repo copy of Firefly from getting over-written.

    Shiny!

    Personally, I feel NFS is an easier set up, and one that isn't 
likely to change when another computer joins the lan, or what-not. One 
line in /etc/fstab, specifying rsize and wsize, turn on the portmap, and 
the client is ready.

   On the server side, create a group you both belong to, and rely on 
your own username for the file's owner. Once you have the NFS installed 
from packages, enter the path in /etc/exports (I think there's a gui for 
that now) and restart NFS, and you should be ready.  There's not much to 
it, and it won't change on ya.

   If you decide to go this way and need help, contact me directly, 
since I have a working setup I can reference.

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