Method of file access in a distributed processing computer network
First Claim
1. A method of performing remote process execution in a computer network having a plurality of computers each with separate file and separate file addressing systems, comprising the steps oftransmitting remote process execution request, including an identification of a process to be executed, from a requesting one of the computers to a serving one of the computers, andestablishing a temporary file addressing system extension at both the requesting and the serving computers for the duration of existence of the remote process in response to said request transmission for linking the file system of the requesting computer into the file system of the serving computer,addressing, via the extension in response to a remote process file access, a file located at the requesting computer as an integral part of the file system of the serving computer and not a file at the serving computer.
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Abstract
A method of performing remote process execution in a computer network. A remote process execution request, including an identification of a process to be executed, is transmitted from a requesting computer to a serving computer. At both the requesting and the serving computers, a file addressing structure is established, so that a file reference by the remote process at the serving computer addresses a file located at the requesting computer. The remote process is activated at the serving computer in response to the remote process execution request. In response to a file reference by the remote process, the file is automatically accessed from the requesting computer in accordance with the addressing structure. The method includes a technique by means of which files may be selectively and automatically accessed from either the requesting or the serving computer, as desired by a user. A computer administrator may selectively override the file accessing instructions, if desired, thereby providing the ability to maintain file security for certain files.
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1. A method of performing remote process execution in a computer network having a plurality of computers each with separate file and separate file addressing systems, comprising the steps of
transmitting remote process execution request, including an identification of a process to be executed, from a requesting one of the computers to a serving one of the computers, and establishing a temporary file addressing system extension at both the requesting and the serving computers for the duration of existence of the remote process in response to said request transmission for linking the file system of the requesting computer into the file system of the serving computer, addressing, via the extension in response to a remote process file access, a file located at the requesting computer as an integral part of the file system of the serving computer and not a file at the serving computer.
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