2011-02-06 07:45:09 +03:00
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LIBNFS is a client library for accessing NFS shares over a network.
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LIBNFS offers three different APIs, for different use :
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1, RAW : A fully async low level rpc library for nfs protocols
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This API is described in include/libnfs-raw.h
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it offers a fully async interface to raw XDR encoded blobs.
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This api provides very flexible and precice control of the RPC issued.
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examples/nfsclient-raw.c provides examples on how to use the raw API
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2, NFS ASYNC : A fully asynchronous library for high level vfs functions
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This API is described by the *_async() fucntions in include/libnfs.h.
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This API provides a fully async access to posix vfs like functions such as
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stat(), read(), ...
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examples/nfsclient-async.c provides examples on how to use this API
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3, NFS SYNC : A synchronous library for high level vfs functions
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This API is described by the *_sync() fucntions in include/libnfs.h.
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This API provides access to posix vfs like functions such as
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stat(), read(), ...
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examples/nfsclient-sync.c provides examples on how to use this API
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2011-02-06 08:39:37 +03:00
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ROOT vs NON-ROOT
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When running as root, libnfs tries to allocate a system port for its connection
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to the nfs server. When running as non-root it will use a normal
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ephemeral port.
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Many NFS servers default to a mode where they do not allow non-system
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ports from connecting.
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These servers require you use the "insecure" export option in /etc/exports
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in order to allow libnfs clients to be able to connect.
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2011-06-11 21:37:28 +04:00
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2011-09-13 09:17:21 +04:00
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Some versions of Linux support special capabilities that can be assigned to
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programs to allow non-root users to bind to system ports.
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This is set up by running
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sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' /path/to/executable
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When libnfs is linked against an executable with this special capability
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assigned to it, libnfs may be able to use system ports even when executing
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under the privilege of a non-root user account.
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This is highly non-portable so IF this works on your linux system, count
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yourself lucky.
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2011-07-18 05:49:21 +04:00
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PLATFORM support
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2011-06-11 21:37:28 +04:00
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=================
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As of now this is tested with linux, MacOSX and Apple iOS.
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Linux: - tested with Ubuntu 10.04 - should work with others aswell
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2011-07-17 10:45:12 +04:00
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Cygwin: - tested under 64bit win2k8.
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2011-06-11 21:37:28 +04:00
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MacOSX: - tested with SDK 10.4 (under Snow Leopard) - should also work with later SDKs and 64Bit
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iOS: - tested with iOS SDK 4.2 - running on iOS 4.3.x
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2011-07-18 05:49:21 +04:00
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FreeBSD:- tested with 8.2
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2011-09-01 13:48:42 +04:00
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OpenSolaris
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2011-09-12 21:22:00 +04:00
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Windows:- tested on Windows 7 64 and Windows XP 32 using Visual Studio 10 (see README.win32.txt for build instructions)
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2012-12-03 18:38:18 +04:00
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Android:
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2011-07-17 10:45:12 +04:00
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2012-03-05 06:29:31 +04:00
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RELEASE TARBALLS
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Release tarballs are available at https://github.com/sahlberg/libnfs/downloads
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MAILINGLIST
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===========
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A libnfs mailinglist is available at http://groups.google.com/group/libnfs
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Announcements of new versions of libnfs will be posted to this list.
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