Re: can server directly access exported nfs dir ?

2012-06-03 Thread dave selby
Thanks for that, I appreciate it Cheers Dave On 3 June 2012 18:07, rjc wrote: > On Sun, Jun 03, 2012 at 04:19:09PM BST, dave selby wrote: >> I have a server that provides a nfs share to several computers on my >> network, I also want to back up this nfs share. >> >> Do I need to mount this shar

Re: can server directly access exported nfs dir ?

2012-06-03 Thread rjc
On Sun, Jun 03, 2012 at 04:19:09PM BST, dave selby wrote: > I have a server that provides a nfs share to several computers on my > network, I also want to back up this nfs share. > > Do I need to mount this share on the server itself before I access it > for backup or is it OK to access it directl

can server directly access exported nfs dir ?

2012-06-03 Thread dave selby
I have a server that provides a nfs share to several computers on my network, I also want to back up this nfs share. Do I need to mount this share on the server itself before I access it for backup or is it OK to access it directly ? I am not sure how picks nfs is with respect to direct access of