Mechanism for distributed atomic creation of client-private files

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10117537

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A mechanism enables distributed atomic creation of client-private files using a distributed file system protocol. The mechanism provides an unlinked open operation that enables the distributed atomic creation of a client-private file that is not accessible by other clients. That is, the unlinked open operation creates a file, but does not generate a path name to the file within a file system. The unlinked open operation thus permits clients utilizing the file system protocol to create temporary or 'scratch files' that are not accessible by other clients.

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NETWORK APPLIANCE INC495 EAST JAVA DRIVE SUNNYVALE CA 94089

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Bolinger, Don Concord, MA 4 33
Kimmel, Jeffrey S Chapel Hill, NC 87 4373
Lent, Arthur Cambridge, MA 6 60

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