NFS daemons

Locking daemons

Item	Description
lockd	Processes lock requests through the RPC package.
statd	Provides crash-and-recovery functions for the locking services on NFS.

Network service daemons and utilities

Item	Description
biod	Sends the client read and write requests to the server.
mountd	Answers requests from clients for file system mounts.
nfsrgyd	Performs translation between security principals, NFS version 4 identity strings, and their corresponding numeric system IDs. In addition, mapping of identity information from foreign NFS version 4 domains is provided.
nfsd	Starts the daemons that handle a client requests for file system operations.
nfsstat	Displays information about the ability to receive calls for a particular machine.
on	Executes commands on remote machines.
pcnfsd	Handles service requests from PC-NFS clients.
portmap	Maps RPC program numbers to Internet port numbers.
rexd	Accepts request to run programs from remote machines.
rpcgen	Generates C code to implement an RPC protocol.
rpcinfo	Reports the status of RPC servers.
rstatd	Returns performance statistics obtained from the kernel.
rup	Shows the status of a remote host on the local network.
rusers	Reports a list of users logged on to the remote machines.
rusersd	Responds to queries from the rusers command.
rwall	Sends messages to all users on the network.
rwalld	Handles requests from the rwall command.
showmount	Displays a list of all clients that have mounted remote file systems.
spray	Sends a specified number of packets to a host.
sprayd	Receives packets sent by the spray command.

Secure networking daemons and utilities

Item	Description
chkey	Changes the user encryption key.
gssd	Provides NFS with access to security services provided by Network Authentication Services.
keyenvoy	Provides an intermediary between user processes and the key server.
keylogin	Decrypts and stores the user secret key.
keyserv	Stores public and private keys.
mkkeyserv	Starts the keyserv daemon and uncomments the appropriate entries in the /etc/rc.nfs file.
newkey	Creates a new key in the publickey file.
rmkeyserv	Stops the keyserv daemon and comments the entry for the keyserv daemon in the /etc/rc.nfs file.
ypupdated	Updates information in Network Information Service (NIS) maps.

For additional information on NFS security, see Network File System security in Security.

Sun diskless client support

Item	Description
bootparamd	Provides information necessary for booting to diskless clients.