Network File System

Network File System (NFS) is a distributed file system protocol originally developed by Sun Microsystems (Sun) in 1984,^[1] allowing a user on a client computer to access files over a computer network much like local storage is accessed. NFS, like many other protocols, builds on the Open Network Computing Remote Procedure Call (ONC RPC) system. NFS is an open IETF standard defined in a Request for Comments (RFC), allowing anyone to implement the protocol.

Not to be confused with NTFS.

support for 64-bit file sizes and offsets, to handle files larger than 2 gigabytes (GB);

support for asynchronous writes on the server, to improve write performance;

additional file attributes in many replies, to avoid the need to re-fetch them;

a READDIRPLUS operation, to get file handles and attributes along with file names when scanning a directory;

assorted other improvements.

Sessions

Directory Delegation and Notifications

Multi-server Namespace

and discretionary access control

Retention Attributions

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