nfsd_map_name_to_uid(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

okay so bestie, you're on the nfsd_map_name_to_uid(9) page in the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally here to map a user@domain to a local UID 💅✨

💖 NAME 💖

nfsd_map_name_to_uid — Map user@domain to local UID. That's the whole name drop, main character energy only 😌👑

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

okay bestie, here's the exact synopsis, no cap:

__be32 nfsd_map_name_to_uid (struct svc_rqst *rqstp , const char *name ,
size_t namelen , kuid_t *uid );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • rqstp — RPC execution context, aka the scene-setting details for the call 🌀
  • name — the userdomain name to be mapped, literally the name we're trying to match up 👀
  • namelen — length of name, in bytes; yes, bytes, not vibes 📏
  • uid — OUT: mapped local UID value, so it's the fill-in-the-blank slot 🎁

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

The description is short and sweet: Returns nfs_ok on success or an NFSv4 status code on failure. That's it, that's the whole vibe — iconic, no notes 💖🔥

🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

  • Kernel file ./fs/nfsd/nfs4idmap.c and nfsd_map_name_to_gid(9) — the SEE ALSO besties, go peek if you're curious 👀💅

k bye bestie 🫶 source/version line is ./fs/nfsd, date is October 2026, page is nfsd_map_name_to_uid(9) — mwah 💋✨

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