> to delete a file you need both the parent directory and the namespace it > belongs in. Kernel mode has no such namespace realistically (or rather a > standardized one that doesn't have to be the same one userspace apps > have). Doesn't the nfs server which resides in the kernel need the ability to delete files? Thanks! Tony -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/