[olug] NFS Replacement: SFS

[Jay Swackhamer]

I use nfs & autofs to automatically mount/unmount the filesystems on use
and limit the nfs exports to my local network from the mythtv boxes.

On the MythTV systems that I send out the door I setup samba upon
request...........

>
>
> I'm looking at sharing files within my home network from my central
> MythTV Master Backend, but don't want the headaches of NFS.  I don't
> have Samba running, because there isn't any Windows system in my house.
> So, I found this project:
>
> Self-certifying File System (http://www.fs.net/).
>
>>From the docs:
>
> SFS
> Introduction
>
> SFS is a network file system that lets you access your files from anywhere
> and share them with anyone anywhere. SFS was designed with three goals in
> mind:
>
>     * Security. SFS assumes that malicious parties entirely control the
> network. It ensures that control of the network only lets them delay the
> file system's operation or conceal the existence of servers until reliable
> network communication is reestablished.
>     * A global namespace. SFS mounts all remote file systems under the
> directory /sfs. The contents of that directory is identical on every
> client in the world. Clients have no notion of administrative realm and no
> site-specific configuration options. Servers grant access to users, not to
> clients. Thus, users can access their files wherever they go, from any
> machine they trust that runs the SFS client software.
>     * Decentralized control. SFS does not rely on any privileged authority
> to manage the global namespace. Anyone with a machine on the Internet can
> set up an SFS file server without needing to obtain any kind of
> certificates. New servers are instantly accessible from all clients in the
> world.
>
>
> While it might seem paranoid to run such an item on the home network, it
> does give me the advantage of extending the sfs share to a remote machine,
> such as a laptop roaming.
>
> Thought everyone might find it interesting.
> Jon L.
>
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