CHAPTER 12
Configuring a File Server
Avery common task that people use Linux for is to configure it as a file server. With regard to this task, Linux is very versatile; it offers support for all common protocols. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to configure Linux as a file server using either Samba or NFS.
Operating File Servers Securely
To operate a file server in a secure way, modern Linux distributions are using advanced security solutions such as firewalls and methods for mandatory access control, such as SELinux or Apparmor. In this chapter we’ll ignore these features completely and just focus on the functional part of the services involved. ...
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