> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Jeff Vian > Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 4:56 PM > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > 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. > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Thanks for enlightening me and helping me out!! JP
