1992-12-21 14:32:38 +00:00
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This is a Python interface to Sun RPC, designed and implemented mostly
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by reading the Internet RFCs about the subject.
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There are two library modules, xdr.py and rpc.py, and several example
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clients: mountclient.py, nfsclient.py, and rnusersclient.py,
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implementing the NFS Mount protocol, (part of) the NFS protocol, and
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the "rnusers" protocol (used by rusers(1)), respectively. The latter
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demonstrates the use of broadcast via the Port mapper's CALLIT
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procedure.
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There is also a way to create servers in Python.
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1992-12-17 17:32:10 +00:00
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To test the nfs client, run it from the shell with something like this:
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1992-12-21 14:32:38 +00:00
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python -c 'import nfsclient; nfsclient.test()' [hostname [filesystemname]]
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1992-12-17 17:32:10 +00:00
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When called without a filesystemname, it lists the filesystems at the
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host; default host is the local machine.
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Other clients are tested similarly.
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1992-12-17 17:32:10 +00:00
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For hostname, use e.g. wuarchive.wustl.edu or gatekeeper.dec.com (two
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hosts that are known to export NFS filesystems with little restrictions).
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1992-12-21 14:32:38 +00:00
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Note: this was developed using Python 0.9.8beta (not yet released). I
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1992-12-17 17:32:10 +00:00
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have tried to put in compatibility hacks for Python 0.9.7beta
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(available from ftp.cwi.nl) but I cannot guarantee that it will work
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-- if it doesn't, let me know and I'll see what I can do. In
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particular, if you don't have the built-in module "select", UDP
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time-outs and retries won't work.
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1992-12-21 14:32:38 +00:00
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--Guido van Rossum, CWI, Amsterdam <guido@cwi.nl>
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"I don't want *any* spam"
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