Re: [nfsv4] creating a named attribute

Spencer Shepler <spencer.shepler@sun.com> Mon, 17 May 2004 02:15 UTC

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Subject: Re: [nfsv4] creating a named attribute
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On May 16, 2004, at 1:53 PM, rick@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca wrote:

> In Sec. 5.3, it seems to indicate that a Create Op can be used to 
> create
> a named attribute.
>
> However, in the xdr in Sec. 18, NF4NAMEDATTR is not listed in the
> union createtype4 switch for Create. Is this just a typo?

Section 5.3 is wrong.  Named attributes are created just like regular
files are created, with the OPEN operation.  CREATE is just for
objects of the types enumerated in createtype4.

Spencer


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