Are NFS and Samba/CIFS exports of the same directory/filesystem supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

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Issue

  • Is it possible to export a directory with both NFS and Samba protocols simultaneously?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) including:
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Software Storage Appliance (RHSSA) version 3.2
  • Red Hat Storage (RHS) 2.0
  • Red Hat Storage (RHS) 2.1
  • Red Hat Storage (RHS) 3
  • A directory/filesystem is exported or is under consideration for exporting using Samba/CIFS AND NFS at the same time.

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