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Questions tagged [file-server]

File server programs in general

A file server is a program that allows remote machines (usually on the local network) to access files stored on the local computer. Protocols for file servers include , (), , , , …

Use this tag for questions about file servers in general. For questions that are specific to a particular protocol, use the tag for that protocol. Do not use this tag merely because the computer in the question happens to be a file server, only if serving files is directly relevant to the question.

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What is the equivalent of Active Directory on Linux

I have a couple of machines at home (plus a number of Linux boxes running in VMs) and I am planning to use one of them as a centralized file server. Since I am more a Linux user rather than a sysadmin, I'd like to know what is the equivalent of,…
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NFS servers and firewalld

I haven't found a slam-dunk document on this, so let's start one. On a CentOS 7.1 host, I have gone through the linuxconfig HOW-TO, including the firewall-cmd entries, and I have an exportable filesystem. [root@ ~]# firewall-cmd…
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automount nfs: autofs timeout settings for unreliable servers - how to avoid hangup?

I'm running a small server for our flat share. It's mostly a file server with some additional services. The clients are Linux machines (mostly Ubuntu, but some others Distros too) and some Mac(-Book)s in between (but they're not important for the…
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Forcing Linux NFS client to reconnect to server after NFS is disconnected

Is there a way to force a Linux client to reconnect to a NFS server after it has lost its connection? The client eventually notices the server is back and resumes working just fine. I'm just wondering if there is a way to speed up this…
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How do I switch from Ubuntu desktop to Ubuntu server?

I'm currently setting up a home server using a very, very old PC. It has Ubuntu 11.10 installed on it, but it can't actually handle the GUI. I want to install the server edition of Ubuntu, which is command line only, but have no idea how to do so.…
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How to see the total bandwidth a process has used since it was started?

I am currently watching some process on my server and want to see how much bandwidth it has used in total since it has been started. I don't want to know its current usage, nor does nethogs / nload help me.
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How to power off a system but still keep it available on the network

I'm looking into installing a file server on my network, for serving data and backups. I want this machine to be available at all times, but I would rather not keep it on all the time (as to conserve power). Is it possible to set things up so that…
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A small challenge to familiarize myself with Linux

I would like to learn more about Linux. I briefly went through a few books and quite a few articles online, but the only way to learn something is to actually start using it. I would like to jump in the deep end and configure a Linux server. So far…
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Limit FTP connections by area

Is there any (simple) way to deny FTP connections based on the general physical location? I plan to use FTP as a simple cloud storage for me and my friends. I use an odroid c2 (similar to raspberry pi but uses arm64 architecture) running Debian 8…
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Using SMB to pipe contents of file to local command on local machine

I have a 100gig file on a remote server, what I need to do is connect to that machine and zcat that file and pipe the output of zcat to a command on a local machine... I was hoping smbclient would help but I can't seem to find a way to run a command…
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Setting up a family server

I'm very new to Unix, but after having become comfortable with bash over the past year and after having played with Ubuntu recently, I've decided to make my next computer run Ubuntu, and I think my wife is on board for her next computer as well. Is…
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How can I make my Linux server sleep and wake on LAN when not in use?

I have recently purchased myself an HP rack server for use as a personal fileserver. This server currently lives under my bed as I have nowhere else to put it. For those not aware (as I was not fully) this server is VERY LOUD. I need to be able…
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Which steps I have to follow to configure Ubuntu server with Mac and Windows workstations?

I've recently installed Ubuntu Server 10.04. I already have configured the basics and now I want to associate Windows and Mac OSX machines with the users created on Ubuntu so that when I login in one of these machines, the network be configured…
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How to tackle leaking file watchers on Debian 11?

I work with a couple different nodejs live servers as part of my job and there seems to be some kind of leak within my tooling/workflow causing file watchers to accumulate over time until they hit the system limit. I then get the following cli…
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Move partition only using CLI tools at same disk

Need a help trying to get a question I couldn't find anywhere, and most solutions were outdated. Is there a CLI-only solution to move partitions between the same disk? "parted" used to have a function for that, but the feature was dropped at 2016…
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