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0009 <title>nfs</title>
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0012 <author>&Lauri.Watts; &Lauri.Watts.mail;</author>
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0016 <para>
0017 Sun's <acronym>NFS</acronym> protocol provides transparent remote access to
0018 shared file systems across networks. The <acronym>NFS</acronym> protocol is
0019 designed to be machine, operating system, network architecture, and
0020 transport protocol independent. This independence is achieved through the
0021 use of Remote Procedure Call (<acronym>RPC</acronym>) primitives built on
0022 top of an eXternal Data Representation (<acronym>XDR</acronym>).
0023 </para>
0024
0025 <para>
0026 The supporting MOUNT protocol performs the operating system-specific
0027 functions that allow clients to attach remote folder trees to a point
0028 within the local file system. The mount process also allows the server to
0029 grant remote access privileges to a restricted set of clients via export
0030 control.</para>
0031
0032 <para>
0033 The Lock Manager provides support for file locking when used in the
0034 <acronym>NFS</acronym> environment. The Network Lock Manager
0035 (<acronym>NLM</acronym>) protocol isolates the inherently stateful aspects
0036 of file locking into a separate protocol.</para>
0037
0038 <para>
0039 Source:
0040 <ulink url="http://www.networksorcery.com/enp/protocol/nfs.htm">
0041 http://www.networksorcery.com/enp/protocol/nfs.htm</ulink>
0042 </para>
0043
0044 <para> See the manual: <ulink url="man:/nfs">nfs</ulink>.
0045 </para>
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