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
bootparambootparam(3R) bootparam protocol
etherether(3R) monitor traffic on the Ethernet
getpublickeypublickey(3R) get public or secret key
getrpcportgetrpcport(3R) get RPC port number
getsecretkeypublickey(3R) get public or secret key
ipallocipalloc(3R) determine or temporarily allocate IP address
klm_protklm_prot(3R) protocol between kernel and local lock manager
mountmount(3R) keep track of remotely mounted filesystems
nlm_protnlm_prot(3R) protocol between local and remote network lock managers
passwd2desxcrypt(3R) hex encryption and utility routines
pnppnp(3R) automatic network installation
publickeypublickey(3R) get public or secret key
rexrex(3R) remote execution protocol
rnusersrnusers(3R) return information about users on remote machines
rquotarquota(3R) implement quotas on remote machines
rstatrstat(3R) get performance data from remote kernel
rusersrnusers(3R) return information about users on remote machines
rwallrwall(3R) write to specified remote machines
sm_intersm_inter(3R) status monitor protocol
sprayspray(3R) scatter data in order to check the network
xcryptxcrypt(3R) hex encryption and utility routines
xdecryptxcrypt(3R) hex encryption and utility routines
xencryptxcrypt(3R) hex encryption and utility routines
ypyp(3R) NIS protocol
yppasswdyppasswd(3R) update user password in NIS

Sun Release 4.1  —  Last change: 4 September 1987