Hi:
Windows Vista offers a concept called a network place that lets me map a Web address to a folder. When I open the folder, I'm prompted for a username and password, but can then use the folder just like any other folder on my local system. Does anyone know if Fedora 7 or Linux itself offers a feature similar to this? Thanks.
- Michael
Try Places-> Connect to Server
Fedora actually provides you with more options. BTW, it is available in both FC6 and F7. Actually, i have a folder that connects me to my home server over the SSH on the desktop.
Srikanth
Michael McGillick wrote:
Hi:
Windows Vista offers a concept called a network place that lets me map a Web address to a folder. When I open the folder, I'm prompted for a username and password, but can then use the folder just like any other folder on my local system. Does anyone know if Fedora 7 or Linux itself offers a feature similar to this? Thanks.
- Michael
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On 2007-Jun-28, at 11:47, Michael McGillick wrote:
Hi:
Windows Vista offers a concept called a network place that lets me map a Web address to a folder. When I open the folder, I'm prompted for a username and password, but can then use the folder just like any other folder on my local system. Does anyone know if Fedora 7 or Linux itself offers a feature similar to this? Thanks.
If I remember correctly, that's Windows' way of hiding WebDAV from you (Distributed Authoring and Versioning). I haven't played with using DAV as a generic filesystem, but I know the functionality is out there. A few google searches will probably get you going in the right direction.
HTH, Matt
On 6/28/07, Michael McGillick michael_mcgillick@yahoo.com wrote:
Hi:
Windows Vista offers a concept called a network place that lets me map a Web address to a folder. When I open the folder, I'm prompted for a username and password, but can then use the folder just like any other folder on my local system. Does anyone know if Fedora 7 or Linux itself offers a feature similar to this? Thanks.
This has been here at least since Windows 95. KDE has something similar which I at least consider to be better.
- Michael
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Michael McGillick wrote:
Hi:
Windows Vista offers a concept called a network place that lets me map a Web address to a folder. When I open the folder, I'm prompted for a username and password, but can then use the folder just like any other folder on my local system. Does anyone know if Fedora 7 or Linux itself offers a feature similar to this? Thanks.
- Michael
An old friend working for Microsoft told me last year that the file system for Vista is not such. Vista is a Data Base and every bin can require a password. It is not working out well because people using WindowsXP are not used to all those passwords.
We on Linux are used to this way of doing things. Now to Linux, yes every file in the file system has a owner and group assigned. You can make a file belong to Root or your own login.
Karl