Mounting Network Drive(s)

[Jwp]

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> From: fedora-list-admin at redhat.com [mailto:fedora-list-admin at redhat.com]
> On Behalf Of Jeff Vian
> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 4:56 PM
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Re: Mounting Network Drive(s)
> 
> 
> 
> Jwp wrote:
> 
> >>Your approach seems to me to be reasonable.
> >>There are a few considerations.
> >>1) Are you allowing them to write to the ftp server? If so you might
> >>still have a space problem develop.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >If you don't mind could you expound on this a little?
> >
> >
> On a windows box, there is by default no limit to the space that may be
> used by a single user.  Thus one user allowed to write to a shared
> folder can fill the entire drive.  Since you are mounting the directory
> for ftp from the windows machine you are dependent upon the windows
> controls for space and permissions. This has the possibility of becoming
> an issue.
> 
> If the directories used were on a linux box the maximum space available
> for use by that user is the lesser of 1) the physical space available on
> the partition or 2) the space allowed by using quotas.
> A good administrator has his users home directories located so that if
> the partition fills up it does not impact any other operation of the
> machine.
> 
> >
> >
> >>One easy way, if these users all are using only the ftp shared
> >>directory, would be to mount it, as you already have said.
> >>Then for each user, make that directory their home directory, and make
> >>each user a member of the same group. Give the group appropriate
> >>permissions for that directory.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Thanks, this was my initial solution but I like accountability associated
> >with unique logins, also some users have access to content that I don't
> want
> >to give to others (the ability to upload, a different set of files etc)
> >
> >
> Reasonable.  Different shares for each user is good
> 
> >So by mounting network drives multiple times I am not using resources,
> >slowing down either system?
> >
> >
> Of course you are using resources, both network and on the machines.  It
> depends on your setup and usage whether this becomes of signifigance.
> 
> 
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Thanks for enlightening me and helping me out!!

JP