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 +====== Thunar - Testing a remote connection ======
  
-Test sftp connection on localhost: sftp://user@localhost+Prerequirements:
  
-Test ftp connection: ftp://ftp.suse.de/+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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 +   
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