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 +~~NOTOC~~
 +{{ :thunar:dev:thunar.png?nolink|}}
 +====== Thunar - Testing a remote connection ======
 +
 +Prerequirements:
 +
 +Install ''gvfs-backends''
 +
 +===== SFTP =====
 +
 +Prerequirements: install ''openssh-server'' and ''openssh-client''
  
 Testing sftp connection on localhost: Testing sftp connection on localhost:
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 Testing ftp connection: Testing ftp connection:
   ftp://ftp.suse.de/   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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