Good morning Frank and Mike
I don't appreciate being called a troll and I am actually offended by any
suggestion that I might be a front for Microsoft.
I put forward this question after reading the LAME guide. It specifically
says:
Note: Please be aware that having an NFS service available on your system
can be a security risk. Personally, I don't recommend using it.
For your reference the URL for this page is
http://www.ojichan.com/linux-admin/x1270.html
It's the second paragraph with the nice warning finger next to it. Please
contact me if you have difficulty finding it - I can confirm that at 9.38am
Monday 11 October (Perth Time or WST) the URL containing the aforementioned
quote was on-line.
I am simply trying to find out information.
I will apologise however as the quotes I gave you were not word for word
accurate, in fact the post I made was some 24 hours after reading so
specifics in both examples I gave in my original post were hazy. This is an
error I shall endeavour not to repeat. When I get the chance I will find
the correct location for the comment in the how-to. Unfortunately IE5 which
I am forced to use at work crashes when accessing ftp sites.
If the wording of my original posting appeared to be a troll I again
apologise. I am sure we are all aware that the subtleties of language do
not translate well in short posts being read by people from all over the
world. I would suggest however if you encounter a statement that you
believe to be inaccurate, or misquoted, you request further information from
the source rather than jumping to somewhat obtuse conclusions, which do
little for the sense of community characterising Linux and Linux users.
This brings me to my original point, refined as I can only confirm 1 source
of information at present.
The author of the Linux Administration Made Easy does not recommend using
nfs services? The author seems to suggest that this is due to potential
security risks, however these risks are not elaborated upon. Is there
anyone on this list who has experience in using nfs services, who can shed
light on these security risks? Need I be overly concerned by the risks, or
are these risks similar for all types of networking/file sharing systems?
Thanking you in advance.
Aaron
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Hilliard [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 1999 12:32 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: Aaron deRozario
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Is NFS really that bad (reality check)
>
> Is this really a legitimate question or one posed by a front for
> Microsoft?
> It's not the first time in the past few weeks I've seen someone trolling
> for
> horror stories in a Linux discussion group. Any thoughts on this folks?
>
> Frank Hilliard
>
> Aaron deRozario wrote:
>
> > Greetings all.
> >
> > As I prepare (read find the time) to set up a Linux network at home i
> have
> > been reading up on NFS. This is apparently the standard Unix file
> > sharing/networking system. However whenever I read something about it I
> > read things like "its slow, horrible, etc" (nfs-howto) or "has security
> > problems so I wouldn't recommend it" (the new Linux Administration Made
> Easy
> > guide - found it on freshmeat yesterday).
> >
> > Is NFS really that bad? - I am yet to read anything positive about it.
> If
> > it is that bad is there some kind of Linux networking system that is
> > better/quicker/more secure than NFS? I want to use a Linux server and
> > workstation setup
> >
> > What's the opinion of all you Linux/Unix gurus/sysadmins out there of
> NFS?
> >
> > Aaron
