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diff --git a/docs/docs/stable/mcc-help/en/draknfs.xml b/docs/docs/stable/mcc-help/en/draknfs.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..411bf554 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docs/stable/mcc-help/en/draknfs.xml @@ -0,0 +1,172 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<section version="5.0" xml:id="draknfs" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" + xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" + xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" + xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"> + <info> + <title xml:id="draknfs-ti1">Share drives and directories using NFS</title> + + <subtitle>draknfs</subtitle> + </info> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata align="center" fileref="draknfs.png" format="PNG" + revision="1" xml:id="draknfs-im1"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para/> + + <section> + <title>Prerequisites</title> + + <para>When the wizard<footnote> + <para>You can start this tool from the command line, by typing + <emphasis role="bold">draknfs</emphasis> as root.</para> + </footnote> is launched for the first time, it may display the following + message:</para> + + <blockquote> + <para>The package nfs-utils needs to be installed. Do you want to + install it?</para> + </blockquote> + + <para>After completing the installation, a window with an empty list is + displayed.</para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Main window</title> + + <para>A list of directories which are shared is displayed. At this step, + the list is empty. The <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button gives access to a + configuration tool.</para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Modify entry</title> + + <para>The configuration tool is labeled "Modify entry". It may be also + launched with the <guibutton>Modify</guibutton> button. The following + parameters are available.</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata align="center" fileref="draknfs4.png" format="PNG" + revision="1" xml:id="draknfs-im4"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <section> + <title>NFS Directory</title> + + <para>Here you can specify which directory is to be shared. The + <guibutton>Directory</guibutton> button gives access to a browser to + choose it.</para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Host access</title> + + <para>Here you can specify the hosts that are authorized to access the + shared directory.</para> + + <para>NFS clients may be specified in a number of ways:</para> + + <para><emphasis>single host</emphasis>: a host either by an abbreviated + name recognized be the resolver, fully qualified domain name, or an IP + address</para> + + <para><emphasis>netgroups</emphasis>: NIS netgroups may be given as + @group.</para> + + <para><emphasis>wildcards</emphasis>: machine names may contain the + wildcard characters * and ?. For instance: *.cs.foo.edu matches all + hosts in the domain cs.foo.edu.</para> + + <para><emphasis>IP networks</emphasis>: you can also export directories + to all hosts on an IP (sub-)network simultaneously. For example, either + `/255.255.252.0' or `/22' appended to the network base address.</para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>User ID Mapping</title> + + <para><emphasis>map root user as anonymous</emphasis>: maps requests + from uid/gid 0 to the anonymous uid/gid (root_squash). The root user + from the client cannot read or write to the files on the server which + are created by root on the server itself.</para> + + <para><emphasis>allow real remote root access</emphasis>: turn off root + squashing. This option is mainly useful for diskless clients + (no_root_squash).</para> + + <para><emphasis>map all users to anonymous user</emphasis>: maps all + uids and gids to the anonymous user (all_squash). Useful for + NFS-exported public FTP directories, news spool directories, etc. The + opposite option is no user UID mapping (no_all_squash), which is the + default setting.</para> + + <para><emphasis>anonuid and anongid</emphasis>: explicitly set the uid + and gid of the anonymous account.</para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Advanced options</title> + + <para><emphasis>Secured Connection</emphasis>: this option requires that + requests originate on an internet port less than IPPORT_RESERVED (1024). + This option is on by default.</para> + + <para><emphasis>Read-Only share</emphasis>: allow either only read or + both read and write requests on this NFS volume. The default is to + disallow any request which changes the filesystem. This can also be made + explicit by using this option.</para> + + <para><emphasis>Synchronous access</emphasis>: prevents the NFS server + from violating the NFS protocol and to reply to requests before any + changes made by these requests have been committed to stable storage + (e.g. disc drive).</para> + + <para><emphasis>Subtree checking</emphasis>: enable subtree checking + which can help improve security in some cases, but can decrease + reliability. See exports(5) man page for more details.</para> + </section> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Menu entries</title> + + <para>So far the list has at least one entry.</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata align="center" fileref="draknfs5.png" format="PNG" + revision="1" xml:id="draknfs-im5"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <section> + <title>File|Write conf</title> + + <para>Save the current configuration.</para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>NFS Server|Restart</title> + + <para>The server is stopped and restarted with the current configuration + files.</para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>NFS Server|Reload</title> + + <para>The configuration displayed is reloaded from the current + configuration files.</para> + </section> + </section> +</section> |