Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!dali.cs.montana.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!uunet!viusys!uxui!unislc!harem!wes From: wes@harem.clydeunix.com (Wes Peters) Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386 Subject: Re: Long File Names in sys V.4 Summary: Sure, this should work! Message-ID: <243@harem.clydeunix.com> Date: 6 May 91 15:58:25 GMT References: <218@gouche.UUCP> <1991Apr28.142654.7727@mcrsys.UUCP> <1991Apr29.213820.17750@unixland.uucp> Organization: Raxco, Inc., Orem, UT Lines: 23 In article <1991Apr28.142654.7727@mcrsys.UUCP> tony@mcrsys.UUCP (Tony Becker) writes: % From article <218@gouche.UUCP>, by grant@gouche.UUCP (Grant Munsey): % SVR4 supports long file names on the UFS file system. It supports % symbolic (slime-bolic) links on all file systems. I have NFS installed, % but no local network to try it. I am running UHC's SYSV R4 for X11 % developement. In article <1991Apr29.213820.17750@unixland.uucp>, bill@unixland.uucp (Bill Heiser) writes: > Can't you do a "local" mount to try it out? i.e. > mount /usr/local /local You have to have TCP/IP running (i.e. inetd, etc.) for NFS to run. You should be able to test it without an actual LAN, however. Try something like 'mount localhost:/usr/local /local' and then use nfsstat to look at how things are running. Anytime you have the internet deamon running, localhost can be used to test things without a true network. Wes Peters -- #include The worst day sailing My opinions, your screen. is much better than Raxco had nothing to do with this! the best day at work. Wes Peters: wes@harem.clydeunix.com ...!sun!unislc!harem!wes