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I want to know if anybody has done any hands on test mounting NFS on Windows XP using "Windows services for Unix" http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=274

I know that it should work but I want to know if people have had any problem with it or can it reliably replace Samba sharing?

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  • above link is 404
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    Jun 15, 2021 at 22:23

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It works in the most technical of senses. Reliability is heavily dependent on consistent and simplistic use. If you just need a few XP clients to connect it will work. If you need to do anything complicated, especially involving user mapping or complicated access controls, it'll probably fail spectacularly.

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  • I have rather high bursts of IO, with tens of users each having their own set of permissions. What about the Win 7 support, is it the same?
    – Ali
    Nov 22, 2011 at 5:06
  • Win7 support is miles better in terms of reliability, but user mapping and perms are generally similar. The perms problems come from Unix/NFS using much simpler ACEs than Windows. If you can live within the standard UGO/RWX, then you shouldn't have any problems. Side note: Win7 has NFS built in, but only in Enterprise and Ultimate versions; you can't add it on like XP.
    – Chris S
    Nov 22, 2011 at 13:28

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