From: Neil Brown Subject: Re: rpc.mountd + rpc.nfsd Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 20:18:01 +1000 Sender: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <15732.35929.482032.954554@notabene.cse.unsw.edu.au> References: <3D7363A7.8090906@linkvest.com> <15732.7907.19389.156631@notabene.cse.unsw.edu.au> <3D745D10.4040409@linkvest.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: nfs@sourceforge.net Return-path: To: Jean-Eric Cuendet In-Reply-To: message from Jean-Eric Cuendet on Tuesday September 3 Errors-To: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Discussion of NFS under Linux development, interoperability, and testing. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Tuesday September 3, Jean-Eric.Cuendet@linkvest.com wrote: > > In fact, I thought of a completely userspace daemon. I took > nfs-server-userspace-2.2b47 from the net and wondered why there was 2 > daemons while one is IMHO enough. > So, separating things between things that relates is sometimes good, but > sometimes, it add complexity. > Any comment? Why 2 daemons in userspace. And the 2 run as root (I think...) Probably conceptually simpler.... but you are getting into ancient history here. The user-space NFS server has it's origins well over a decade ago (about 15 years I think) and has passed through many hands on the way. Finding a definitive answer would be hard. NeilBrown ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs