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Automatically Starting NFSSTART

To start the NFSSTART command file automatically when TCP/IP is started, select the Autostart tab, select NFSSTART in the Autostarted Services list box, and check the Autostart Service box under Autostart Options.

If you choose to start NFSSTART in an OS/2 window foreground session, you can check the Minimized box to minimize the OS/2 window.

NFSSTART starts the NFS client control program, NFSCTL.EXE, which mounts any remote NFS servers specified in the NFSTAB file to the local file system.

Additionally, NFSSTART verifies the HOSTNAME environment variable, validates parameters, and removes mounts remaining from abnormal termination of the control program.

If you choose to automatically start this command file, you can also specify the NFSSTART parameters in the Parameters field.

Uncheck the Autostart Service box to disable the automatic starting of NFSSTART when TCP/IP is started.

NFSSTART Parameters

If you choose to automatically start NFSSTART, TCP/IP can also process the following command parameters when specified from the Autostart tab:

etc_dir
Specified the base directory for the NFSTAB file. If you do not specify this parameter, the value of the ETC environment variable is used.

-bn
Sets the transfer buffer size for read and write requests. This number must not exceed 8192. The default value is 8192.

-rn
Sets the number of remote procedure call (RPC) retries that the OS/2 NFS Client sends to the server before ending the access attempt. The default value is 5.

-tn
Sets the timeout value (in seconds) for an RPC request. The default value is 1.

-sn
Defines the number of Biods that are to be started by NFSCTL, the OS/2 NFS client control program. The Biods are a tool to allow parallel reads and writes to a file. The default value is 4.

-p
Requests that the OS/2 NFS Client control program use the Biods for both reading and writing.

-w
Specifies that the OS/2 NFS Client control program use the Biods for reading only. The -w parameter is used with any servers that do not support parallel writes to a file. -w is the default.

-c
Respects case when performing file name comparisons. If you do not specify this parameter and if the first query fails, the OS/2 NFS Client will try the name in uppercase. If this attempt also fails, the OS/2 NFS Client will try the name in lowercase.

-z
Respects file name case when creating files and directories. If you do not specify parameter, files and directories will be created in lowercase.

-i
Specifies that the OS/2 NFS Client does serial read/write requests instead of parallel read/write requests. This is equivalent to specifying the -s0 parameter.


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