Mail Archives: cygwin/2003/11/26/11:18:44
Hi All,
Is there an NFS client for Cygwin? I want to be able to mount exports from
unix machines or other cygwin nfs servers.
Thanks,
Rob.
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From: "Robb, Sam" <sam DOT robb AT timesys DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 3:37 AM
Subject: [ANNOUNCEMENT] nfs-server 2.2.47-2
> The nfs-server package is now available for experimentation.
>
> This package is a port of the Universal NFS server. It contains
> an NFS daemon (rpc.nfsd) and a mount daemon (rpc.mountd). Unlike
> other NFS daemons, this NFS server runs entirely in user space.
> This makes it a tad slower than other NFS implementations, and
> also introduces some awkwardnesses in the semantics (for instance,
> moving a file to a different directory will render its file handle
> invalid).
>
> Changes and limitations relative to the original nfs-server source:
>
> * initial Cygwin port based on work by Rico Junio
> * exports file access control checks disabled
> * exented group info disabled
> * added nfs-server-config script for initial setup
>
> *** INSTALLATION ***
>
> To update your installation, click on the "Install Cygwin now" link on
> the http://cygwin.com/ web page. This downloads setup.exe to your
> system. Then, run setup and answer all of the questions. nfs-server
> is located in the "Net" category. Click on this category to install
> nfs-server if it is not already installed. If nfs-server is already
> installed, it will be updated automatically.
>
> If you have questions or comments, please send them to the Cygwin
> mailing list at: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com . I would appreciate it if you would
> use this mailing list rather than emailing me directly. This includes
> ideas and comments about the setup utility or Cygwin in general.
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