Preface

The IBM DFS for Solaris NFS/DFS Secure Gateway Guide and Reference contains guide and reference information about the NFS/DFS Secure Gateway for Solaris, which provides authenticated access to the DFS filespace to clients of the Network File System (NFS) by associating an NFS request with an authenticated DCE principal.

Audience

This guide and reference is intended for DFS users or administrators who need to know how to provide authenticated access to the DFS filespace for NFS clients. This book assumes that you have a working knowledge of DCE and its requirements.

Applicability

This revision applies to IBM® DFS for Solaris, Version 3.1. See your software license for details.

Purpose

The purpose of this book is to provide information about:

vUnderstanding the relationship of the NFS/DFS Secure Gateway to DCE and DFS

vUsing the NFS/DFS Secure Gateway

Document Organization

The IBM DFS for Solaris NFS/DFS Secure Gateway Guide and Reference is divided into the following chapters:

vChapter 1. Overview of the NFS/DFS Secure Gateway

vChapter 2. Configuring Gateway Server Machines

vChapter 3. Configuring NFS Clients to Access DFS

vChapter 4. Accessing DFS from an NFS Client

vChapter 5. Configuration File and Command Reference

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IBM NFS/DFS Secure Gateway manual Preface, Audience, Applicability, Purpose, Document Organization