Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!hplabs!otter.hpl.hp.com!hpltoad!markw!tpl From: tpl@hpcpbla.hpl.hp.com (Mark Watkins SW) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs Subject: Re: PCNFSD for a VAXstation3100 Message-ID: Date: 26 Feb 91 10:14:27 GMT References: <30641@usc> <1991Feb25.221821.22007@csn.org> Sender: news@hplb.hpl.hp.com (Usenet News Administrator) Distribution: comp Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Computer Peripherals Bristol, UK. Lines: 18 In-Reply-To: cearley@spot.Colorado.EDU's message of 25 Feb 91 22:18:21 GMT Nntp-Posting-Host: anorman.hpl.hp.com >PC-NFS actually goes through a secondary authorization process which >requires a daemon on the host to accept a packet containing a userid >and 'slightly' encrypted password and respond with a flag indicating >if the user is authorized, as well as what uid and gid is assigned to >the account. SUN distributes the source for this process freely, it >is implemented using SUN's RPC/XDR libraries. I've recently run into >this problem on my VAXstation 3100 running DEC's VMS/Ultrix Connection. >I cannot compile suns daemon process, because the DEC UCX software >provides an rpc library based on Apollo's implementation of the >same procedures. If anyone has come across a way to map XDR onto >NIDL I would be _very interested_!! The source code for the SUN daemon would be really useful to see. If anyone has a clean copy please post it. Mark Watkins Hewlett-Packard. Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com