(NS) - NFS, NIS, RPC, XDR network library routines

Table of Contents

Intro: introduction to RPC library functions
async_daemons: asynchronous I/O daemon
auth_destroy: destroy authentication handle
authnone_create: create authentication handle
authunix_create: create authentication handle
authunix_create_default: invoke authunix_create
bindresvport: bind a socket to a privileged IP port
callrpc: call a remote procedure
clnt_broadcast: broadcast remote procedure call
clnt_call: call a remote procedure
clnt_control: control client handle
clnt_create: generic client handle creation
clnt_destroy: destroy client handle
clnt_freeres: free data allocated by RPC/XDR
clnt_geterr: get error information
clnt_pcreateerror: print error information
clnt_perrno: print error information
clnt_perror: print error information
clntraw_create: client handle creation
clnt_spcreateerror: string print error information
clnt_sperrno: string print error information
clnt_sperror: string print error information
clnttcp_create: client handle creation
clntudp_bufcreate: client handle creation for remote program
clntudp_create: client handle creation
dbm: database subroutines
dbm: dbmclose, dbminit, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey: database subroutines
dbm_clearerr: reset error condition
dbm_close: close database
dbm_delete: delete datum and key
dbm_error: return error value
dbm_fetch: retrieve datum under key
dbm_firstkey: find first key
dbminit: initialize database
dbm_nextkey: find next key
dbm_open: open database
dbm_store: store datum under key
delete: delete data
endnetgrent: free space allocated by getnetgrent
endrpcent: close the rpc file
exportfs: export directory trees
fetch: access data
fh_fcntl: fcntl given NFS file handle
firstkey: return first key in database
getdomainname: get name of current domain
getdomainname, setdomainname: get/set name of current domain
get_myaddress: return the local IP address
getnetgrent: return next member of network group
getnetgrent, setnetgrent, endnetgrent, innetgr: get network group entry
getrpcbyname: get RPC entry by name
getrpcbynumber: get RPC entry by number
getrpcent: get RPC entry
getrpcent, getrpcbyname, getrpcbynumber, setrpcent, endrpcent: get RPC entry
getrpcport: get RPC port number
innetgr: verify netgroup entry
kclt_create: create kernel RPC client handles
lstat: get file status
ndbm: dbm_open, dbm_close, dbm_fetch, dbm_store, dbm_delete, dbm_firstkey, dbm_nextkey, dbm_error, dbm_clearerr: database subroutines
nextkey: return next key in database
nfs_getfh: get NFS file handle
nfs_svc: transport endpoint daemon
nfs_svc, async_daemons: NFS daemons
pmap_getmaps: return current RPC program-to-ports map
pmap_getport: return port number for RPC service
pmap_rmtcall: indirect remote procedure call
pmap_set: establish a program-to-port mapping
pmap_unset: destroy a program-to-port mapping
registerrpc: register procedure with RPC
rex: remote execution protocol
rpc: library routines for remote procedure calls
rwall: write to specified remote machines
setdomainname: set name of current domain
setnetgrent: set netgroup used by getnetgrent
setrpcent: rewind the rpc file
store: store data
svc_destroy: destroy a service handle
svcerr_auth: return service error
svcerr_decode: return service error
svcerr_noproc: return service error
svcerr_noprog: return service error
svcerr_progvers: return service error
svcerr_systemerr: return service error
svcerr_weakauth: return service error
svcfd_create: create service handle
svc_freeargs: free data allocated by RPC/XDR
svc_getargs: decode the arguments to an RPC
svc_getcaller: get the network of the caller
svc_getreqset: get RPC request
svcraw_create: create service handle
svc_register: register an RPC service procedure
svc_run: get RPC requests
svc_sendreply: send replies to an RPC
svctcp_create: create service handle
svcudp_bufcreate: create UDP/IP-based RPC service transport
svcudp_create: create service handle
svcudp_enablecache: allocates space for replies sent to a service handle
svc_unregister: unregister an RPC service procedure
xdr: library routines for external data representation
xdr_accepted_reply: XDR an accepted reply
xdr_array: XDR a C array of objects
xdr_authunix_parms: XDR UNIX credentials
xdr_bool: XDR an boolean
xdr_bytes: XDR a counted byte string
xdr_callhdr: XDR the RPC call header
xdr_callmsg: XDR an RPC call message
xdr_char: XDR a C character
xdr_destroy: destroy an XDR stream
xdr_double: XDR a C double
xdr_enum: XDR a C enum
xdr_float: XDR a C float
xdr_free: generic XDR free routine
xdr_getpos: get current position of XDR stream
xdr_inline: allocate space for inline XDR operation
xdr_int: XDR a C integer
xdr_long: XDR a C long
xdrmem_create: create an XDR stream
xdr_opaque: XDR an opaque object
xdr_opaque_auth: XDR opaque authentication parameters
xdr_pmap: XDR parameters to portmapper procedures
xdr_pmaplist: XDR a list of port mappings
xdr_pointer: XDR a C pointer
xdr_ppasswd: XDR an yppasswd
xdrrec_create: create an XDR stream
xdrrec_endofrecord: mark end of record on XDR stream
xdrrec_eof: mark end of file on XDR stream
xdrrec_readbytes: read from XDR stream into buffer
xdrrec_skiprecord: skip rest of XDR record
xdr_reference: XDR a C pointer
xdr_rejected_reply: XDR a rejected reply
xdr_replymsg: XDR an RPC reply message
xdr_rex_result: XDR a REX result message
xdr_rex_start: XDR a REX start message
xdr_rex_ttymode: XDR a REX tty modes message
xdr_rex_ttysize: XDR a REX tty size message
xdr_setpos: set current position on XDR stream
xdr_short: XDR a C short
xdrstdio_create: create an XDR stream
xdr_string: XDR a C string
xdr_u_char: XDR a C unsigned character
xdr_u_int: XDR a C unsigned integer
xdr_u_long: XDR a C unsigned long
xdr_union: XDR a discriminated union of choices
xdr_u_short: XDR a C unsigned short
xdr_vector: XDR a C fixed length array
xdr_void: XDR nothing
xdr_wrapstring: XDR a C string
xdr_yppasswd: XDR an NIS passwd entry
xprt_register: register an RPC service transport handle
xprt_unregister: unregister an RPC service transport handle
yp_all: return all key-value pairs
yp_bind: bind to a NIS server
ypclnt: yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_get_default_domain, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err: Network Information Service (NIS) client interface
yperr_string: return error message string
yp_first: return first key-value pair
yp_get_default_domain: return the default domain
yp_master: return the master for a map
yp_match: return value associated with key
yp_next: return next key-value pair
yp_order: return the order number for a map
yppasswd: replace an NIS password entry
yppasswd: update user password in Network Information Service (NIS)
ypprot_err: return ypclnt layer error
yp_unbind: unbind from a specific NIS server