<article lang="&language;" id="nfs"> <title >nfs</title> <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 directory 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 > See the manual: <ulink url="man:/nfs" >nfs</ulink >. </para> </article>