Re: Map remote dir to IFS?

Larry,

2)  If the IFS directory is not empty, will its contents get cleared/clobbered?

3)  Can you elaborate on the UID mapping between machines?

 TIA.

 -mark

Mark,

 The short answer is Yes.

 The longer answer depends on the target machine:

OS/400) Either a TCP/IP or SNA connection needs to exist. Then create a directory with the other systems name in /qFileSvr.400 User ID and Password must match. You can see the entire IFS of the traget machine. Super cool.

*nix) You need to cinfigure NFS between the machines. Basically you export the directory on the *nix box and then Mount it on the AS/400 side. In this case you mount the remote directory over top of a (hopefully empty) directory in the IFS. UID is used rather than userid and password so you'll need to map the UID numbers between OS/400 profiles and *nix profiles. You'll also need the NFS Servers running (STRTCPSVR *NFS)

Windoze) You can either use NFS (as above) if the proper bits are installed on Windows or you can use the /QNTC direcotory. This requires configuring the Netserver to be in the domain or workgroup of the target servers. User ID and password must match. Create a directory in the /QNTC directory that matches the servers name (if it doesn't exist)
Under that directory you should see the shares for that server.

I realize this isn't a lot of detail but it too me 3000 words to describe it all when I wrote about it!! Hope it helps!

   - Larry

M. Lazarus wrote:

Is it possible map a remote directory (on a Unix or Windows server machine or even on another AS/400 - on the local network) via a *SYMLNK in the IFS? I would like to be able to set up the link once and be able to use the CPY command. The alternative is FTP, but I think that a single command, without building a script is more elegant. TIA.

-mark