Working With Unix Machines; Features Of Novell Native File Access For Unix - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

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Features of Novell Native File Access for UNIX

Working with UNIX Machines

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Novell Native File Access for UNIX* provides an NFS Server that lets
UNIX workstations access and store files on NetWare
implementation of the Network File System (NFS) protocol. The required
software components are installed and run only on the NetWare servers; no
additional software is required on the UNIX workstations. UNIX users attach
to NetWare storage using NFS over the TCP/IP protocol. They can mount the
exported network storage and use it as their own file system.
The traditional NetWare file system is supported only on NFS version 2. The
NSS file system, however, is supported on NFS versions 2 and 3. NFS Server
provides mount protocol versions 1, 2, and 3 over UDP. The NFS Server
supports NFS protocol versions 2 and 3 on UDP and TCP.
Native File Access for UNIX also provides a complete Novell eDirectory
enabled Network Information Services (NIS) with which UNIX and NetWare
users can be administered from a single point, namely eDirectory. NIS
maintains its information in eDirectory and integrates the user information so
that the eDirectory User object also represents the NIS user.
Novell Native File Access for UNIX includes the following features:
NFS Server
Network File System (NFS) enables UNIX users to access a NetWare file
system as if it were a local directory on the UNIX workstation. Any client
that supports the NFS protocol can also access NetWare files using the
NFS Server.
See "NFS Server" on page 57.
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