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+<article lang="&language;" id="nfs">
+<title>nfs</title>
+<articleinfo>
+<authorgroup>
+<author>&Lauri.Watts; &Lauri.Watts.mail;</author>
+<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
+</authorgroup>
+</articleinfo>
+<para>
+Sun's <acronym>NFS</acronym> protocol provides transparent remote access to
+shared file systems across networks. The <acronym>NFS</acronym> protocol is
+designed to be machine, operating system, network architecture, and
+transport protocol independent. This independence is achieved through the
+use of Remote Procedure Call (<acronym>RPC</acronym>) primitives built on
+top of an eXternal Data Representation (<acronym>XDR</acronym>).
+</para>
+
+<para>
+The supporting MOUNT protocol performs the operating system-specific
+functions that allow clients to attach remote folder trees to a point
+within the local file system. The mount process also allows the server to
+grant remote access privileges to a restricted set of clients via export
+control.</para>
+
+<para>
+The Lock Manager provides support for file locking when used in the
+<acronym>NFS</acronym> environment. The Network Lock Manager
+(<acronym>NLM</acronym>) protocol isolates the inherently stateful aspects
+of file locking into a separate protocol.</para>
+
+<para>
+Source:
+<ulink url="http://www.networksorcery.com/enp/protocol/nfs.htm">
+http://www.networksorcery.com/enp/protocol/nfs.htm</ulink>
+</para>
+
+<para> See the manual: <ulink url="man:/nfs">nfs</ulink>.
+</para>
+</article>