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====== Thunar - Testing a remote connection ======

Prerequirements:

Install ''gvfs-backends''

===== SFTP =====

Prerequirements: install ''openssh-server'' and ''openssh-client''

Testing sftp connection on localhost:
  sftp://user@localhost

Testing ftp connection:
  ftp://ftp.suse.de/
  
===== NFS =====

Testing NFS connection via a local nfs server and local NFS share

  * Install nfs-kernel-server and nfs-common
  * Add the following line to /etc/exports: ''/path/to/my/thunar/test/folder *(rw,sync,root_squash,subtree_check)''
  * ''sudo systemctl restart nfs-kernel-server''
  * If it does not work, check ''sudo systemctl status nfs-kernel-server'' and ''sudo less /var/log/syslog | grep nfs''

  * You can as well try to mount via ''mount'' command
     * sudo mkdir /mnt/NFS_Test
     * sudo mount 127.0.0.1:/path/to/my/thunar/test/folder /mnt/NFS_Test

===== SMB =====

  * Install ''samba'' and ''smbclient''
  * Check that samba is running ''systemctl status smbd''
  * Follow the manual of the [[https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/thunar-shares-plugin|thunar-shares-plugin]].
  * Share folders with thunar-shares-plugin .. however some folders are automatically available: 

  smb://localhost/

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