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Which of the following services are used for network file systems? (Select TWO correct choices)
The correct answer is C. Samba E. NFS. Samba and NFS are the two standard Linux/Unix services used to share file systems over a network; Samba provides SMB/CIFS sharing (primarily for Windows interoperability) while NFS is the native Unix network file system protocol.
Question
Which of the following services are used for network file systems? (Select TWO correct choices)
Options
- ARumba
- BPython
- CSamba
- DOpenLDAP
- ENFS
How the community answered
(52 responses)- A13% (7)
- B8% (4)
- C75% (39)
- D4% (2)
Why each option
Samba and NFS are the two standard Linux/Unix services used to share file systems over a network; Samba provides SMB/CIFS sharing (primarily for Windows interoperability) while NFS is the native Unix network file system protocol.
Rumba is a network protocol emulation and connectivity product focused on mainframe terminal access, not a general-purpose network file system service.
Python is a general-purpose programming language and runtime environment, not a network file system service.
Samba implements the SMB/CIFS protocol on Linux/Unix systems, allowing file and printer sharing with Windows clients and other SMB-capable systems, making it a core network file system service.
OpenLDAP is a directory services protocol (LDAP) implementation used for authentication and directory lookups, not for sharing file systems.
NFS (Network File System) is the native Unix/Linux protocol for sharing directories over a network, enabling remote systems to mount and access file systems as if they were local.
Concept tested: Linux network file system services - Samba and NFS
Source: https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/
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