Re: Map remote dir to IFS?

[Larry Bolhuis <lbolhuis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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


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