Is it possible for an ESXi 5 host to mount a remote NFS share using credentials other than root? (The default)? If so, how would one setup those credentials and mount from VSphere?
Nfs – ESXi 5 NFS mount with credentials
mountnfsvmware-esxi
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Change the file encoding to BIG5.
I had the same problem with ANSI encoding. After changing it to BIG5 everything worked.
Don't forget to modify your C:\WINDOWS\msnfs\\.maphost file
As far as where you would find the folder path (/volume1/vms), its at the bottom of the NFS Privledges window in DSM.
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AFAIK there is no user authentication support for NFS using credentials.
The authentication is based on the source IP address of the NFS client (ie: the ESXi host) and the actual mount point.
Maybe you mean Samba Shares (aka windows shares)?
Those are not supported on ESXi. Only NFS and iSCSI are supported.