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Kirill Smelkov
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Apr 01, 2003
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Rusty Russell
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Linus Torvalds
Apr 01, 2003
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[PATCH] fix linewrap in Documentation/filesystems/cifs.txt
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This module, cifs, is a filesystem that implements the SMB/CIFS protocol, which is the
This module, cifs, is a filesystem that implements the SMB/CIFS
protocol used by Windows based operating systems (including Windows 2000 and its successors)
protocol, which is the protocol used by Windows based operating systems
as well as Samba, OS/2 and many others operating systems and network file server appliances.
(including Windows 2000 and its successors) as well as Samba, OS/2 and
The Cifs VFS filesystem module is designed to work well with servers that implement the newer versions
many others operating systems and network file server appliances. The
(dialects) of the SMB/CIFS protocol such as Samba, the program written by Andrew Tridgell
Cifs VFS filesystem module is designed to work well with servers that
that turns any Unix host into a file server for DOS or Windows clients, as well as Windows NT,
implement the newer versions (dialects) of the SMB/CIFS protocol such as
Windows 2000 and its successors. It is not designed to handle older smb servers well, those that
Samba, the program written by Andrew Tridgell that turns any Unix host
implement older versions of the dialect (such as OS/2 or Windows 95), for this purpose use smbfs.
into a file server for DOS or Windows clients, as well as Windows NT,
Windows 2000 and its successors. It is not designed to handle older smb
servers well, those that implement older versions of the dialect (such
as OS/2 or Windows 95), for this purpose use smbfs.
This module can support mounting without a mount helper program. The mount syntax is:
This module can support mounting without a mount helper program. The
mount //server_ip_address/share_name /mnt -o user=username,password=your_password
mount syntax is:
where "username", "your_password" and "server_ip_address" and "share_name" should be replaced
mount //server_ip/share_name /mnt -o user=username,password=your_password
with specific values (supplied by the user) e.g.
where "username", "your_password" and "server_ip" and "share_name"
should be replaced with specific values (supplied by the user) e.g.
mount //9.53.216.16/public /mnt -o user=jsmith,password=openup
mount //9.53.216.16/public /mnt -o user=jsmith,password=openup
This cifs implementation is designed to handle network caching (safely) as well as to implement locking,
This cifs implementation is designed to handle network caching (safely)
large file (64 bit access), distributed file system ("dfs") and other advanced protocol features. It
as well as to implement locking, large file (64 bit access), distributed
also implements the SNIA standard for Unix extensions to CIFS (when communicating with servers such as
file system ("dfs") and other advanced protocol features. It also
Samba 2.2.3 or later which support it).
implements the SNIA standard for Unix extensions to CIFS (when
communicating with servers such as Samba 2.2.3 or later which support it).
For more information contact sfrench@us.ibm.com
For more information contact sfrench@us.ibm.com
Cifs is an SMB client (or gateway). For more info on the SMB/CIFS protocol and Samba, including
Cifs is an SMB client (or gateway). For more info on the SMB/CIFS
documentation, please go to http://www.samba.org/ and then on to your nearest mirror. For more
protocol and Samba, including documentation, please go to
http://www.samba.org/ and then on to your nearest mirror. For more
information about the cifs vfs, go to the project page at:
information about the cifs vfs, go to the project page at:
http://us1.samba.org/samba/Linux_CIFS_client.html
http://us1.samba.org/samba/Linux_CIFS_client.html
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