<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> ]> <article lang="&language;" id="nfs"> <title>nfs</title> <articleinfo> <authorgroup> <author>&Lauri.Watts;</author> <author>&tde-authors;</author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <releaseinfo>&tde-release-version;</releaseinfo> <date>Reviewed: &tde-release-date;</date> <copyright> <year>2010</year> <holder>&Lauri.Watts;</holder> </copyright> <copyright> <year>&tde-copyright-date;</year> <holder>&tde-team;</holder> </copyright> <abstract> <para> This handbook describes the nfs protocol. </para> </abstract> <keywordset> <keyword>TDE</keyword> <keyword>nfs</keyword> <keyword>protocol</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <para> Sun's <acronym>NFS</acronym> protocol provides transparent remote access to shared file systems across networks. The <acronym>NFS</acronym> protocol is designed to be machine, operating system, network architecture, and transport protocol independent. This independence is achieved through the use of Remote Procedure Call (<acronym>RPC</acronym>) primitives built on top of an eXternal Data Representation (<acronym>XDR</acronym>). </para> <para> The supporting MOUNT protocol performs the operating system-specific functions that allow clients to attach remote folder trees to a point within the local file system. The mount process also allows the server to grant remote access privileges to a restricted set of clients via export control.</para> <para> The Lock Manager provides support for file locking when used in the <acronym>NFS</acronym> environment. The Network Lock Manager (<acronym>NLM</acronym>) protocol isolates the inherently stateful aspects of file locking into a separate protocol.</para> <para> Source: <ulink url="http://www.networksorcery.com/enp/protocol/nfs.htm"> http://www.networksorcery.com/enp/protocol/nfs.htm</ulink> </para> <para>Read the man page: <ulink url="man:/nfs">nfs</ulink>. </para> </article>