BWNFSD(8) MachTen Programmer’s Manual BWNFSD(8)

NAME
bwnfsd - NFS record locking daemon

SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/bwnfsd [ -A ] [ -s file ] spool_area_mount_point

DESCRIPTION
bwnfsd is an RPC daemon for NFS servers that are used in
conjunction with client NFS systems that require authenti-
cation and file and record locking (which are not provided
by the NFS protocol). Example client NFS systems include
BWNFS for DOS based PCs, Intercon NFS and the MachTen
Desktop NFS client, DTNFS for Macintoshes.

BWNFSD provides Authentication, Print Spooling, DOS 3.1
Locking, DOS 3.1 Sharing, Macintosh file and record lock-
ing, GID name mapping, UID name mapping services for BWNFS
and associated applications on the PC and Macintosh NFS
clients.

The BWNFSD code is originally copyright Beame & Whiteside
Software Ltd. and now is released to the Public Domain
with the intent that all server vendors included a version
of BWNFSD with their operating system. BWNFSD can run
simultantiously as PCNFSD, but provides many more fea-
tures.

The -s file lists which hosts or networks can be authenti-
cated. Each line is of the form <operator> <host-entry>
[<new address>] where operator is one of:
"+" - Perform Validatation check
"-" - Return Authorization error
"=" - Attempt Authorization at new address

host entry is either a hostname, a network name a host IP
address or a network address.

The new address is an IP address or hostname at which the
bwnfsd tells the client to attempt further authorization.

spool_area_mount_point is the name of an existing exported
directory in which clients can spool printer requests.
MachTen DTNFS does not use bwnfsd for spooling, but this
directory must be still specified on the bwnfsd command
line.