NFS Sender File Adapter Source Directory

Hello everybody,
I have the next problem cause company politics I can't put some files that I need in the XI Server, so I sould take them from another server directory, and cause compañy politics too I can't use FTP so I need to use NFS, but I've been reading some threads about it and some of them says I can't do it and some of them says that I can do it and even give come paths, now the file system is in a Unix Server, how can I do this????? should I put the server an path direclty in de cc or should I map the directory and how do I do this, any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance.
Regards,
Julio

Hello Julio,
If your lacation is as follows:
server01\path1\path2
Then put *
server01\path1\path2* as your source directory.
Important
For Linux ensure that the <sid>adm user can access the specific location.
For Windows ensure that the sapservice<sid> user can access the specific location. (Will probably have to be on the domain to achieve this).
Regards,
Yaghya

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http://service.sap.com/nw-howtoguides -> Exchange Infrastructure -> Troubleshooting: Adapter Engine 3.0 (Expert Call slides)
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Hi Naveen,
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>>Note : I have been asked to give the Transport Protocol as "NFS" (Whether this is the problem???) I have summarized the complete details below. Please help me
       1.If your file resides on your local network/local computer give NFS(Network file system). if your file resides on a FTP location give FTP and also give the FTP log on parameters.
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File_MT.fieldFixedLengths 10,10,5
File_MT.fieldNames VendorNumber,VendorName,City
File_MT.fieldSeparator
File_MT..processFieldNames fromConfiguration
       2.If this structure does not match with the input file structure the file adapter wont pick up the file. So check for the help document provided by SAP in the following path.
help.sap.com --> Documentation --> SAPNetWeaver --> SAPNetWeaver '04 --> English --> process integration --> SAP Exchange Infrastructure --> connectivity --> Adapters --> File Adapter
       Your file contains three records
V123456789 A123456789 Bosto
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