List of Figures

• l_pid returned by fcntl() demonstration procedure.
• Local case for read() and write().
• read() and write() for two processes on the same client.
• read() and write() for two processes on different clients using client caching.
• A demonstration of read/write consistency.
• A demonstration of the lack of read/write consistency.
• FIFO demonstration for processes on the same client.
• Demonstration of the correct behavior of the last-close semantic using chmod with NFS.
• Demonstration of the failure of the last-close semantic using chmod with NFS.
• Demonstration of the failure of the last-close semantic using chown with NFS.
• Demonstration of the failure of the last-close semantic using chgrp with NFS.
• Demonstration of the behavior of the last-close semantic using rm with NFS.
• Demonstration of last-close semantic behavior using exec to execute a file with set-user-ID bit or set-group-ID bit set.
• Demonstration of last-close semantic behavior using setuid() to change process identity.
• Demonstration which shows the effective UIDs and GIDs of the program show_IDs.