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From: trt@rti.rti.org (Thomas Truscott)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer
Subject: Re: how to put a program into a .plan file
Summary: NFS strikes again
Message-ID: <4109@rtifs1.UUCP>
Date: 28 Sep 90 18:31:22 GMT
References: <978@bbt.UUCP> <2867@litchi.bbn.com> <376@ra.abo.fi>
Organization: Research Triangle Institute, RTP, NC
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> >**  A process to create dynamic .plan files.  Creates a fifo, waits for
> >**  someone to connect to it.  
> 
> We have here a couple of machines (suns) using the same userdisks.
> If I start the program on one machine, and try to finger myself from 
> another, the finger program locks up. ...

That is because NFS does not support remote named pipes.
(Or if you prefer, each client gets a "non-interfering"
instance of the named pipe!)

If you want this to work I suggest you get Freedomnet,
which also supports supports remote devices, program execution, etc.

	Tom Truscott