Open System Services NFS SCF Reference Manual

Introduction
Open System Services NFS SCF Reference Manual—522582-001
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Object-Name Syntax
OSS NFS object names are of the form:
[\system.][$mgr.]objname
where each of the object-name components are defined as follows:
\system
is the name of the system on which the manager process resides. System names
follow the standard Compaq NonStop Kernel operating system naming conventions
and cannot contain wild-card characters.
$mgr
is the name of the NFS manager process (usually $ZNFS). An object name must
contain this prefix unless the currently assumed object name (from a previously
entered ASSUME command) is the manager process name.
objname
is the actual object name of the specific object. The syntax and format of this
portion of the object name varies based on the object type. Table 1-1provides a
summary of the syntax and format for each OSS NFS object type.
Table 1-1
provides a summary of the naming conventions for each of the object-name
components.
* Indicates that the pathname is of the form /[file-name[/file-name]...] where file-name is a case-
sensitive name that can include up to 248 ASCII characters, excluding ASCII slash (/) and NUL.
** Indicates that the length is determined after escape characters are removed and octal codes are converted to
one character (see Object-Name Templates
on page 1-6).
*** Indicates that multiple consecutive slashes (//) are interpreted as one slash (/).
Table 1-1. Naming Conventions for OSS NFS Objects
Type of
Object
Class of
Object
Name
Type of Name
Length (in
Characters)
Characters Allowed First Character
Case
Sensitive
EXPORT 1 OSS pathname* 1 to 1024** Any ASCII but
NUL***
Any ASCII but NUL Yes
GROUP 0 NFS group name 1 to 64 Any ASCII but colon
(:) and NUL
Letter, number, or
underscore (_)
Yes
LAN 0 LAN object name 1 to 8 Alphanumeric Letter No
NETGROUP 0 NFS netgroup
name
1 to 64 Any ASCII but NUL Letter, number, or
underscore (_)
Yes
PROCESS 0 device name 2 to 6 Alphanumeric Dollar sign ($)
followed by letter
No
SERVER 0 SERVER object
name
1 to 8 Alphanumeric Letter No
SUBSYS 0 device name 2 to 6 Alphanumeric Dollar sign ($)
followed by letter
No
USER 0 NFS user name 1 to 64 Any ASCII but colon
(:) and NUL
Letter, number, or
underscore (_)
Yes