Protocols for Interworking: XNFS, Version 3W
Copyright © 1998 The Open Group

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Open Group Technical Standard
Protocols for Interworking: XNFS, Version 3W
Document Number: C702
ISBN: 1-85912-184-5

• Frontmatter
  • Preface
    • The Open Group
    • The Development of Product Standards
    • Open Group Publications
    • Versions and Issues of Specifications
    • Corrigenda
    • Ordering Information
    • This Document
    • Intended Audience
    • Structure
    • XNFS Version 2 -> Version 3 Changes
    • XNFS Version 3 -> Version 3W Changes
  • Trade Marks
  • Referenced Documents
    • Open Group Documents
    • International Standards
    • Access to IETF RFCs
    • Internet Protocol Suite RFCs
    • WebNFS-relevant RFCs
    • Other Documents
• Introduction
  • Overview
  • Scope
  • Audience
  • Terminology
    • can
    • implementation-dependent
    • legacy
    • may
    • must
    • should
    • undefined
    • unspecified
    • will
  • Protocol Stacks and Conformance
    • Compliance
  • Relationship to other Open Group Specifications
  • References to RFCs
• XNFS Service Model
  • Introduction
  • Informal Overview of XNFS
  • Elements of the XNFS Service Model
  • XNFS Objects
    • ExportedFileSystem
      • PathName=pathname
      • Mode={ReadOnly or ReadWrite}
      • AnonMapping=uid
      • Root=hostname[:hostname]...
      • Access={hostname or groupname}[:{hostname or groupname}]...
      • Public
    • MountedFileSystem
      • FileHandle
      • PathName=pathname
      • Server=hostname
      • MountPoint=pathname
      • Mode={ReadOnly or ReadWrite}
      • GrpID={True or False}
      • SetUID={True or False}
      • ReadSize=nn
      • WriteSize=nn
      • NFSTimeOut=nn
      • NFSRetransmissions=nn
      • RetrySemantics={Soft or Hard}
      • Intr={True or False}
      • NFSServerPort=nn
      • AttribCaching={True or False}
      • ACRegMin=nn
      • ACRegMax=nn
      • ACDirMin=nn
      • ACDirMax=nn
  • XNFS Server Operations
    • The ExpFileSysOp Operation
    • The UnExpFileSysOp Operation
    • The ExpStdFileSysOp Operation
    • The UnExpStdFileSysOp Operation
  • XNFS Client Operations
    • The ShowExpFileSysOp Operation
    • The MntFileSysOp Operation
      • ReMount={True or False}
      • MountRetryCount=nn, MountRetry={Background or Foreground}
    • The UnMntFileSysOp Operation
      • PathName=pathname
      • Server=hostname
      • MountPoint=pathname
    • The MntStdFileSysOp Operation
    • The UnMntAllFileSys Operation
      • Server=hostname
  • File and Directory Operations
  • Operation in an International Environment
    • Internationalized XNFS Operations
    • Remote File Systems Created in Different Locales
• XDR Protocol Specification
  • Introduction
    • A Canonical Standard
    • Byte Encoding
    • Basic Block Size
  • XDR Data Types
    • Integer
    • Unsigned Integer
    • Hyper Integer and Unsigned Hyper Integer
    • Enumeration
    • Boolean
    • Fixed-Length Opaque Data
    • Variable-Length Opaque Data
    • String
    • Fixed-Length Array
    • Variable-Length Array
    • Structure
    • Discriminated Union
    • Void
    • Constant
    • Typedef
    • Optional-data
  • The XDR Language Specification
    • Notational Conventions
    • Lexical Notes
    • Syntax Information
    • Syntax Notes
    • Use of XDR
  • Example of an XDR Data Description
• Remote Procedure Calls: Protocol Specification
  • Introduction
    • Terminology
    • The RPC Model
    • Transports and Semantics
    • Binding and Rendezvous Independence
  • RPC Protocol Requirements
    • Programs and Procedures
    • Authentication
  • The RPC Message Protocol
  • Authentication Protocols
    • Null Authentication
    • UNIX Authentication
    • DES and Kerberos Authentication
  • The RPC Language
    • The RPC Language Specification
    • An Example Service Described in the RPC Language
    • Syntax Notes
• RPC Interface to UDP Transport Services
  • Introduction
  • RPC and Transport Requirements
  • UDP as a Transport Protocol
  • RPC Interface
    • The RPC Request
    • The RPC Reply
    • Receiving a UDP Reply Packet
    • Closing
• Port Mapper Protocol
  • Introduction
  • Introduction to Port Mapper Program Protocol
  • Port Mapper Protocol Specification (in RPC Language)
  • Port Mapper Procedures
  • PMAPPROC_DUMP
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Descriptions
    • Description
  • PMAPPROC_GETPORT
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Descriptions
    • Description
  • PMAPPROC_NULL
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Descriptions
    • Description
  • PMAPPROC_SET
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Descriptions
    • Description
  • PMAPPROC_UNSET
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Descriptions
    • Description
• XNFS: Protocol Specification, Version 2
  • Introduction
    • Remote Procedure Call
    • External Data Representation
    • Stateless Servers and Idempotency
  • XNFS Protocol Definition
    • File System Model
      • Symbolic Links
  • RPC Information
    • Authentication
    • Transport Protocols
    • Port Number
    • Sizes of XDR Structures
    • Basic Data Types
      • stat
      • ftype
      • nfscookie
      • fhandle
      • timeval
      • diropok
      • fattr
      • sattr
      • filename
      • path
      • attrstat
      • diropargs
      • diropres
  • XNFS Implementation Issues
    • Server/Client Relationship
    • Permission Issues
  • Server Procedures
  • NFSPROC_CREATE
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC_GETATTR
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC_LINK
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC_LOOKUP
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC_MKDIR
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC_NULL
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC_READ
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC_READDIR
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC_READLINK
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC_REMOVE
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC_RENAME
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC_RMDIR
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC_ROOT
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC_SETATTR
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC_STATFS
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC_SYMLINK
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC_WRITE
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC_WRITECACHE
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
• Mount Protocol
  • Introduction
  • RPC Information
    • Authentication
    • Transport Protocols
    • Port Number
    • Sizes of XDR Structures
    • Basic Data Types
      • fhandle
      • fhstatus
      • dirpath
      • name
  • Server Procedures
  • MNTPROC_DUMP
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • MNTPROC_EXPORT
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • MNTPROC_MNT
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • MNTPROC_NULL
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • MNTPROC_UMNT
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • MNTPROC_UMNTALL
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Descriptions
    • Return Codes
• File Locking over XNFS
  • Introduction
    • NLM Protocol
      • Monitored Locks
      • Non-monitored Locks
    • NSM Protocol
  • Interaction
    • Monitored Locks
      • Locking
      • Crash Recovery
      • Unlocking
    • Non-Monitored Locks
      • Locking
      • Crash Recovery
      • Unlocking
  • Transport Issues
  • Examples of Locking
    • Server Crash Example
      • Server NSM Initialisation
      • Server NLM Initialisation
      • Client NSM Initialisation
      • Client NLM Initialisation
      • Client Lock Request
      • Server Failure and Restart
      • Server NSM Restart
      • Server NLM Restart
      • Client Lock Recovery
      • Server NLM Restart Completion
      • Client Unlock Request
    • Client Crash Example
      • Initialisation
      • Client Lock Request
      • Client Failure and Restart
      • Client NSM Restart
      • Client NLM Restart
• Network Lock Manager Protocol
  • Introduction
    • Versions
    • Synchronization of NLMs
    • DOS-Compatible File-Sharing Support
  • RPC Information
    • Authentication
    • Transport Protocols
    • Port Number
    • Sizes of XDR Structures
    • Basic Data Types for Locking
      • netobj
      • nlm_stats
      • nlm_stat
      • nlm_res
      • nlm_holder
      • nlm_testrply
      • nlm_testres
      • nlm_lock
      • nlm_lockargs
      • nlm_cancargs
      • nlm_testargs
      • nlm_unlockargs
    • DOS File-Sharing Data Types
      • fsh_mode
      • fsh_access
      • nlm_share
      • nlm_shareargs
      • nlm_shareres
      • nlm_notify
  • NLM Procedures
  • NLM_CANCEL
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NLM_CANCEL_MSG
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
  • NLM_CANCEL_RES
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
  • NLM_FREE_ALL
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NLM_GRANTED
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NLM_GRANTED_MSG
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
  • NLM_GRANTED_RES
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
  • NLM_LOCK
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NLM_LOCK_MSG
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
  • NLM_LOCK_RES
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
  • NLM_NM_LOCK
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NLM_NULL
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NLM_SHARE
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NLM_TEST
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NLM_TEST_MSG
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
  • NLM_TEST_RES
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
  • NLM_UNLOCK
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • NLM_UNLOCK_MSG
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
  • NLM_UNLOCK_RES
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
  • NLM_UNSHARE
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
• Network Status Monitor Protocol
  • Introduction
  • RPC Information
    • Authentication
    • Transport Protocols
    • Port Number
    • Sizes of XDR Structures
    • Basic Data Types
      • sm_name
      • res
      • sm_stat_res
      • sm_stat
      • my_id
      • mon_id
      • mon
      • stat_chge
  • NSM Procedures
  • SM_MON
    • Name
    • RPC Data Descriptions
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • SM_NOTIFY
    • Name
    • RPC Data Descriptions
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • SM_NULL
    • Name
    • RPC Data Descriptions
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • SM_SIMU_CRASH
    • Name
    • RPC Data Descriptions
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • SM_STAT
    • Name
    • RPC Data Descriptions
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • SM_UNMON
    • Name
    • RPC Data Descriptions
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
  • SM_UNMON_ALL
    • Name
    • RPC Data Descriptions
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Return Codes
• XNFS: Protocol Specification, Version 3
  • Summary of Version 3 Protocol Changes
  • RPC Information
    • Authentication
    • Transport Protocols
    • Port Number
    • Sizes of XDR Structures
    • Basic Data Types
      • uint64
      • int64
      • uint32
      • int32
      • filename3
      • nfspath3
      • fileid3
      • cookie3
      • cookieverf3
      • createverf3
      • writeverf3
      • uid3
      • gid3
      • size3
      • offset3
      • mode3
      • count3
      • nfsstat3
      • ftype3
      • specdata3
      • nfs_fh3
      • nfstime3
      • fattr3
      • post_op_attr
      • wcc_attr
      • pre_op_attr
      • wcc_data
      • post_op_fh3
      • sattr3
      • diropargs3
    • Attributes and Consistency Data on Failure
    • General File Name Requirements
  • XNFS Implementation Issues
    • Server/Client Relationship
    • Pathname Interpretation
    • Permission Issues
    • Duplicate Request Cache
    • Filename Component Handling
    • Synchronous Modifying Operations
    • Stable Storage
    • Lookups and Name Resolution
    • Adaptive Retransmission
    • Caching Policies
    • Stable Versus Unstable Writes
    • 32-bit Clients/Servers and 64-bit Clients/Servers
  • Server Procedures
  • NFSPROC3_ACCESS
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC3_COMMIT
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC3_CREATE
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC3_FSINFO
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC3_FSSTAT
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC3_GETATTR
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC3_LINK
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC3_LOOKUP
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC3_MKDIR
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC3_MKNOD
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC3_NULL
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC3_PATHCONF
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC3_READ
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC3_READDIR
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC3_READDIRPLUS
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC3_READLINK
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC3_REMOVE
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC3_RENAME
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC3_RMDIR
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC3_SETATTR
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC3_SYMLINK
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • NFSPROC3_WRITE
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
• Mount Protocol, Version 3
  • RPC Information
    • Authentication
    • Transport Address
    • Port Number
    • Sizes of XDR Structures
    • Basic Data Types
      • fhandle3
      • dirpath
      • name
      • mountstat3
  • Server Procedures
  • MOUNTPROC3_DUMP
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • MOUNTPROC3_EXPORT
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • MOUNTPROC3_MNT
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • MOUNTPROC3_NULL
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • MOUNTPROC3_UMNT
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
  • MOUNTPROC3_UMNTALL
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
• Network Lock Manager Protocol, Version 4
  • Introduction
  • RPC Information
    • Authentication
    • Transport Address
    • Port Number
    • Basic Data Types
      • uint64
      • int64
      • uint32
      • int32
      • nlm4_stats
      • nlm4_holder
      • nlm4_lock
      • nlm4_share
  • NLM Procedures
  • Implementation Guidance
    • 64-bit Offsets and Lengths
    • File Handles
  • NLMPROC3_NULL
    • Name
    • Call Arguments
    • Return Arguments
    • RPC Procedure Description
    • Description
    • Implementation Guidance
    • Return Codes
• Semantic Difference Summary for File Access
  • Introduction
  • Special File Access
  • UID Mapping by Server
  • Execution of Set-user-ID Programs
  • Attribute and Access Caching
    • Denial of Access
    • Operations Using File's Byte Count
    • File Times
  • File Accessibility Changed after Open
    • File Attributes Changed after Open
    • File Deleted after Open
  • No Protection for In-Use Executables
  • Transparent Rename or Unlink While Open
  • Data Caching
    • Delayed Write Errors
    • Read of Old Data
    • Atomicity of Transfer
    • File Time Updates
  • Directory Caching
  • Time Skew
  • Server or Network-Induced Delays
  • Interruption of Function Calls
  • File and Record Locking
    • Availability of Locking
    • F_GETLK l_pid
    • Signals
    • Memory-Mapped Files
    • Error Handling
  • Network Heterogeneity
    • Local Execution of a Remote Program
    • Use of Remote Input Files with Varying Formats
    • Architectural Dependencies
    • Output Displayed in Conventions of Local System
    • Filesize Differences
    • Characters in File Names
    • Server Access Control
    • Server Support for File Times
    • Special Files
  • User and Group ID Database Consistency
  • Access to Read-Only File Systems
  • Group Ownership of Created Files
  • Consistency of Limits
  • Symbolic Links
  • Interrupted Root File System Service
  • Implicit File Access
  • Multiple Hosts
    • Process Identifiers
    • Unique Daemons
• Open-System Interface Semantics over XNFS
  • Introduction
  • Functions with no Semantic Differences
  • Functions with Semantic Differences
• Open System Utilities Semantics over XNFS
  • Introduction
  • Common Semantic Differences
    • Execution of Remote Files
    • Interruption of any XNFS Operation
    • File Access
  • Utilities with Semantic Differences
• Open Systems Transmission Analysis
  • Introduction
  • RPC Calls Generated by Basic XSI Functions
    • ACCESS
    • CHDIR
    • CHMOD
    • CHOWN
    • CHROOT
    • CLOSE
    • CREAT
    • FCNTL
    • FSTAT
    • FSYNC
    • LINK
    • LSEEK
    • MKDIR
    • MKFIFO
    • OPEN
    • OPENDIR
    • PATHCONF
    • READ
    • READDIR
    • RENAME
    • RMDIR
    • STAT
    • UNLINK
    • WRITE
• WebNFS Extensions
  • Introduction
  • TCP versus UDP
  • Well-Known Port
  • Server Port Monitoring
  • Public Filehandle
    • NFS Version 2 Public Filehandle
    • NFS Version 3 Public Filehandle
  • Multi-Component Lookup
    • Canonical Path versus Native Path
  • NFS URL
    • Absolute versus Relative Pathname
    • Symbolic Links
    • Export Spanning Pathnames
  • Location of Public Filehandle
  • Contacting the Server
  • Mount Protocol
• Glossary
  • ARP
  • ARPA
  • ARPANET
  • big-endian
  • broadcast
  • Byte
  • CAE
  • client-server
  • connection-oriented service
  • connectionless service
  • CRC
  • DARPA
  • data encapsulation
  • daemon
  • datagram
  • distributed database
  • effective group ID
  • effective user ID
  • Ethernet
  • exec
  • fork
  • full-duplex
  • ICMP
  • internet
  • Internet, The
  • interoperability
  • ioctl
  • IP
  • IP
  • IPC
  • LAN
  • little-endian
  • Mount Protocol
  • Multi-component Lookup
  • NFS
  • NLM
  • NSFnet
  • NSM
  • OSI
  • packet
  • PCNFSD
  • PID
  • port mapper
  • Public Filehandle
  • remote mount
  • RFC
  • root (of file system)
  • router
  • RPC
  • socket
  • stateful server
  • stateless server
  • TBD
  • TCP
  • TTL
  • UDP
  • umask
  • VC
  • working directory
  • XDR
  • XNFS
• INDEX

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