NAME

intro − introduction to RPC service library functions and protocols

DESCRIPTION

These functions constitute the RPC service library. Most of these describe RPC protocols. The PROTOCOL section describes how to access the protocol description file.  This file may be compiled with rpcgen(1) to produce data definitions and XDR routines. Procompiled versions of header files sometimes exist as <rpcsvc/∗.h> and precompiled XDR routines and programming interfaces to the protocols sometimes exist in librpcsvc. Warning: some of these header files and XDR routines were hand-written because they existed before rpcgen.  They do not correspond to their protocol description file.  In order to get the link editor to load this library, use the −lrpcsvc option of cc(1V).  Information about the availability of programming interfaces to these protocols is available under PROGRAMMING section of each manual page. 

Some routines in the librpcsvc library do not correspond to protocols, but are useful utilities for RPC programming. These are distinguished by the presence of the SYNOPSIS section instead of the usual PROTOCOL section. 

LIST OF STANDARD RPC SERVICES

NameAppears on PageDescription
bootparam() bootparam(3R) bootparam protocol
ether() ether(3R) monitor traffic on the Ethernet
get() publickey(3R) get secret key
getrpcport() getrpcport(3R) get RPC port number
getsecretkey() publickey(3R) get secret key
ipalloc()ipalloc(3R) determine or temporarily allocate IP address
key() publickey(3R) get secret key
klm_prot() klm_prot(3R) protocol between kernel and local lock manager
mount() mount(3R) keep track of remotely mounted filesystems
nlm_prot() nlm_prot(3R) protocol between local and remote network lock managers
pnp()pnp(3R) Automated network installer
public() publickey(3R) get secret key
rex() rex(3R) remote execution protocol
rnusers() rnusers(3R) return information about users on remote machines
rquota() rquota(3R) implement quotas on remote machines
rstat() rstat(3R) get performance data from remote kernel
rusers() rnusers(3R) return information about users on remote machines
rwall() rwall(3R) write to specified remote machines
secret() publickey(3R) get secret key
sm_inter() sm_inter(3R) status monitor protocol
spray() spray(3R) scatter data in order to check the network
xcrypt() xcrypt(3R) hex encryption and utility routines
yp() yp(3R) Yellow Pages protocol
yppasswd() yppasswd(3R) update user password in Yellow Pages

Sun Release 4.0  —  Last change: 4 September 1987