From: Paul Clements Subject: Re: file :"/var/lib/nfs/rmtab" Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 11:04:46 -0500 Message-ID: <42024B9E.1010102@steeleye.com> References: <20050203113820.811.qmail@web51601.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Cc: James Pearson , nfs@lists.sourceforge.net Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1CwjUC-0006x3-Su for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 03 Feb 2005 08:05:40 -0800 Received: from stat16.steeleye.com ([209.192.50.48] helo=hancock.sc.steeleye.com) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1CwjUB-0001IH-An for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 03 Feb 2005 08:05:40 -0800 To: mehta kiran In-Reply-To: <20050203113820.811.qmail@web51601.mail.yahoo.com> Sender: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: Discussion of NFS under Linux development, interoperability, and testing. List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: mehta kiran wrote: > Isn't handle supplied by client > enough to verify clients access to > filesystem.? Yes, it should be. That's why in 2.6, the rmtab file is no longer relied upon. Instead, there is a special filesystem, /proc/fs/nfsd, that allows the kernel to communicate with mountd in order to authenticate unrecognized clients automatically. -- Paul ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs