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From: sja@sirius.hut.fi (Sakari Jalovaara)
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Subject: Re: Counting files created in /tmp
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Date: 2 Feb 90 16:50:28 GMT
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In-Reply-To: jik@athena.mit.edu's message of 31 Jan 90 07:33:45 GMT


>> how many files get created in the /tmp subdirectory
> modify the Unix kernel

Weell, you could write a user-level NFS server that gathers statistics
and mount /tmp using the server.

Ok, easier: NFS mount /tmp and write a program that monitors network
traffic and interprets any NFS packets that reference /tmp.

Not easy but possible... unless, of course, the local kernel caches
creat/unlink NFS requests.  Back to the drawing board?
									++sja